11 People Arrested in Las Vegas This Weekend at Sobriety Checkpoint
On Saturday, Las Vegas Metro and the Nevada Highway Patrol set up a sobriety checkpoint at Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard between seven p.m. and three a.m. Over the course of these eight hours, police checked more than 4,700 vehicles and arrested eleven motorists for charges of DUI of alcohol or drugs.
If you’re pulled over by a cop checking for DUIs, you may be asked to perform field sobriety tests, and you’re required to submit to a breath or blood test. You’re automatically considered to be driving under the influence in Nevada if your blood alcohol content or breath alcohol level is .08 or above.
The penalties for a first conviction of driving under the influence in Nevada are just a misdemeanor, carrying two days to six months in jail or community service. In addition, you may be fined up to $1,000 and ordered to attend DUI School and a victim impact panel. Your license may be suspended as well. Subsequent convictions carry harsher punishments.
This weekend’s sobriety checkpoint in Las Vegas was coordinated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and received part of its funding by a Nevada Department of Public Safety traffic safety grant.
