SUNNYVALE SAFETY AND SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT AIMS TO EDUCATE 

SUNNYVALE, Calif. –  Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers will operate a safety and sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, December 18. The primary purpose of the checkpoint is public education.

Each year a countywide “Avoid the 13” safe-driving program is launched by police agencies in Santa Clara County. Numerous checkpoints will be established throughout the county, all with the intent of educating the public to the perils of driving while impaired.

This year, Sunnyvale will operate its own checkpoint. Cars traveling northbound on Mathilda Avenue between Maude and San Aleso Avenues will be randomly stopped and checked. Officers will look at the safety of the vehicle, use of seatbelts, the operator’s license and state of sobriety. The checkpoint is scheduled to operate from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers – MADD – will also be present to distribute educational materials.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.