Pico-Union DUI Checkpoint Results in Arrest

Pico Union, Los Angeles, CA: A DUI checkpoint held on Alvarado Street, cross of Olympic Boulevard, in the Pico-Union neighborhood of South Los Angeles, took place on Saturday, May 21, from 6 p.m. and will continue into early morning Sunday, May 22, according to a Los Angeles Police Department Central Traffic Sergeant on scene.

As of 11:30 p.m. Saturday, LAPD arrested one driver on a suspected DUI charge after conducting a thorough field sobriety test.

According to LAPD, the primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired.

Video: Johnathan Martin, Photojournalist / KNN