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# SMPD to check drivers’ sobriety today
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smpd-to-check-drivers-sobriety-today/
- Published: 2005-09-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:47:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monica police today will be stopping motorists at random to check the validity of their drivers’ license and their sobriety.

The checkpoint, which will occur at undisclosed times, will be staged in the 1400 block of San Vicente Boulevard, the 1300 block of Washington Boulevard and 1400 block of Marine Avenue. The checkpoint is in accordance with a State of California Office of Traffic Safety grant. The grant entitled, “We LEADD — Westside Law Enforcement Against Drunk Driving” is intended to assist the community in traffic-related areas, and reduce the number of victims killed and injured in alcohol-involved and unlicensed driver related crashes.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 15, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091505.pdf?ref=smdp.com)