WHITTIER >> Police in Whittier will hold a sobriety and driver license checkpoint on Friday night, officials said.
The checkpoint will take place from 7 p.m. Friday to 2:30 a.nm. Saturday at an undisclosed location within the city, Whittier police officials said in a written statement.
Whittier police have investigated 295 DUI-related crashes that left four people dead and another 158 people injured over the past three years, according to the statement.
Funding for the checkpoint is being provided by a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, through the California Office of Traffic Safety.