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Labor Day Weekend has arrived. But before you booze up and take a drive through the city of Angels, it would be a good idea to be on the lookout for local law enforcers and Los Angeles DUI checkpoints so that a driving under the influence arrest can be avoided. The Los Angeles Police Department has announced that officers will be cracking down on drunk drivers through a series of checkpoints this weekend. So far, LAPD has announced sobriety and driver's license checkpoints at the following Los Angeles locations:

• Friday September 3: Manchester Avenue between Hoover Street and Figueroa Street,  6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
• Friday September 3: Slauson Avenue and Olive Street, 7:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
• Saturday September 4: Jefferson Boulevard between Western Avenue and Denker Street, 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
• Saturday September 4: Washington Boulevard and Stanford Avenue, 7:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.

Poker may be a common card game that can be associated with alcohol consumption, but a recent Orange County event proved that this doesn't have to be the case.

The Orange County Register reported that the county's Mothers Against Drunk Driving hosted its "Hold 'Em, Fold 'Em, Save 'Em" poker tournament a couple weeks ago in order to raise money for the organization's programs and services to the victims of drunk driving.

Just as you're about to head out for a night of partying in L.A under the summer sun, it would be a good idea to be aware of the sobriety checkpoints in the area so that you can avoid a DUI arrest. It's always a good idea to designate a sober driver when going out after drinking, but all drivers should know where Los Angeles DUI checkpoints are. Next weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed checkpoints at the following locations.

• Friday August 20: Glendale Boulevard at Berkeley Avenue, 7:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
• Saturday August 21: Santa Monica Boulevard and Bronson Avenue, 7:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.

The summer months are considered a dangerous time to drive in L.A, as drivers have greater odds of being involved in an alcohol-related collision, compared to other months. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, there were 7,801 Californians injured or killed in 2008 during the months of June, July, and August. However, LAPD is now trying to reduce the number of drunk drivers on the roads by setting up sobriety and drivers license checkpoints. So far, the police department has set up Los Angeles DUI checkpoints at the following locations this weekend.

• Friday July 30: Slauson Avenue between Buckler Avenue and Edgemar Avenue in Los Angeles, 8:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.
• Saturday July 31: Cahuenga Boulevard West at Broadlawn Drive in North Hollywood, 8:00 p.m-2:00 a.m.

Drivers heading to party in Hollywood this weekend should be on the lookout for sobriety checkpoints in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department has announced and confirmed that there will be law enforcers on the lookout for drunk drivers at the following locations at Los Angeles DUI Checkpoints:

• Friday July 23: Ventura Boulevard between Eureka Drive and Fruitland Drive
  in North Hollywood, 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
• Saturday July 24: Sunset Boulevard between Genesee Avenue and Spaulding Avenue in Hollywood, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.

A customer at a local Mexican restaurant probably got the surprise of his life when he saw a motorist in a red Toyota Camry driving directly at him. The shocking thing was that the customer was inside the eatery and the car was actually traveling through the glass entrance of the restaurant and into the front counter. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, Central Division arrived at the scene after the accident to investigate.

KTLA News reported that there was a motorist who drove into the El Atacor restaurant in the Cypress Park area of Los Angeles last Sunday and that police are now suspecting that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash. The Los Angeles Police Departments says that the incident is still under investigation.

Statistics provided by the California Highway Patrol show that at least 299 people were arrested in Los Angeles County on drunk driving charges over the 4th of July weekend, which could be very disturbing news to some Southern California residents.

KPCC reports that the 299 arrests only cover those made by CHP and not other local law enforcement agencies. The number of arrests also only includes the arrests that were covered from 6:01 p.m. on Friday July 2 to 6:00 a.m. on Monday July 5. It's likely that even more DUI arrests were made on July 5.

America's favorite summer holiday has arrived and many Southern Californians are planning to celebrate with barbeques, parties, and drinking. Yet it's a good idea to designate a sober driver when going out because the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the California Highway Patrol have all announced that they're cracking down on drunk drivers this holiday weekend with Los Angeles DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols.

Through press releases, LAPD has announced that there will be checkpoints in Southern Los Angeles and in North Hollywood. So far, LAPD has confirmed checkpoints at the following locations.

• Friday July 2: Cahuenga Boulevard & Broadlawn Drive, North Hollywood, 6:00p.m. - 1:00a.m.
• Saturday July 3: Florence Avenue between Broadway and Main Street, Los Angeles, 6:00p.m. - 1:00a.m.

Drivers can expect to see Los Angeles DUI Checkpoints in the area this weekend, including at least one checkpoint in Studio City and another checkpoint in the Southern Los Angeles region. According to press releases, the Los Angeles Police Department has already confirmed sobriety and driver's license checkpoints at the following locations:

• Friday June 25: Crenshaw Boulevard at West 57th Street in Los Angeles, 8:00p.m. -2:00 a.m.
• Saturday June 26: Ventura Boulevard at Big Oak Drive in Studio City, 8:00 p.m. -2:00 a.m.

If you're out drinking this weekend in L.A, make sure that you drive carefully and designate a sober driver because there will be DUI checkpoints in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed through press releases that there will be at least two checkpoints this weekend, one checkpoint will be in Southern Los Angeles in the Harbor Area and the other will be in the 77th Street Area. LAPD has announced that the checkpoints will be in the following locations.

• Friday June 11: West Slauson Avenue between Buckler Avenue and Edgemar Avenue, between 8:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
• Saturday June 12: Pacific Coast Highway between Vermont Avenue and Dodge Avenue, between 6:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.