The Buellton Area of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint, 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 within an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County in the Buellton CHP jurisdictional area.

“All too often, community members are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by intoxicated or unlicensed drivers,” said Lt. Jason Bronson, the commander of the Buellton Area.

“The goal of the CHP is to ensure the safe passage of every motorist by targeting roads where there is a high frequency of intoxicated or unlicensed drivers,” Bronson said.

A sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint is a proven, effective tool for achieving this goal and is designed to augment existing patrol operations, according to the CHP.

“By publicizing our efforts, we believe that we can deter motorists from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and/or unlicensed,” Lt. Bronson said. “Our objective is to send a clear message to those individuals considering driving while unlicensed or impaired.”

Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs or driving while unlicensed.

Direct questions regarding the sobriety checkpoint to N. Mooney, Buellton Area CHP public information officer, or Sgt. J. Boyd, 805-691-6160.

Funding for the checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration