Officers to conduct DUI checkpoints throughout holidays

El Dorado County Avoid the 6 is having a slew of enforcement operations during the holiday season.

The following is the schedule:

Dec. 17: DUI Saturation Patrols 7pm-1am, Placerville

Dec. 18: DUI/driver’s license checkpoint, 6pm-1am, Placerville

Dec. 20: DUI Saturation Patrols, 7pm-1am, South Lake Tahoe

Dec. 28: DUI/driver’s license checkpoint, 8pm-1am, South Lake Tahoe

Dec. 29: DUI Saturation Patrols, 7pm-1am, South Lake Tahoe

Jan. 1: DUI Saturation Patrols, 7pm-1am, South Lake Tahoe

Jan. 2: DUI Saturation Patrols, 7pm-1am, South Lake Tahoe.

Additional information about the Avoid Program and operational plans from around the region may be found at www.californiaavoid.org.

Funding for the “Avoid” program is provided by a grant form the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.