The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a Sobriety/Driver’s License checkpoint in San Carlos on Wednesday evening, Nov. 24.
The checkpoint will take place from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the 600-700 blocks of El Camino Real.
“Additional deputies from the Sheriff’s Office will also be patrolling throughout the City of San Carlos looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, the Sheriff’s Office added.