The Rancho Cordova Police Department will be holding a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, April 3, 2009, in the City of Rancho Cordova. The checkpoint will be operational that day from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. the following morning.

Officers will be checking drivers for signs of impairment and providing educational materials outlining the dangers of driving while impaired. This checkpoint operation will be conducted utilizing funds from a traffic safety grant provided to the Rancho Cordova Police Department by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

A briefing in regard to the checkpoint will be held at 7:00 p.m. (April 3, 2009) at the Rancho Cordova Police Department, 10361 Rockingham Drive, Rancho Cordova. We invite all interested members of the media to attend. If you have questions about this checkpoint, please contact Sergeant Gerald Lane, Traffic Motor Supervisor for the Rancho Cordova Police Department, at 916 606-9063.