Two DUI checkpoints are set

DUI CHECKPOINTS are planned in Garden Grove on Dec, 17 and 30 (Shutterstock).

If you’re drinking, don’t be driving.

Garden Grove police will be conducting two driving under the influence checkpoints within city limits on Dec. 17 and Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following day.

The location of DUI checkpoints are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI (drunk driving as well as drug-related impairment) checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties as well as a suspended license.