Sheriff holding DUI enforcement period Wednesday night (9/16)

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station will be out Wednesday night (September 16) for a special DUI enforcement period.

Deputies will be focusing their enforcement from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI). 

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Always follow directions for use and read warning labels about driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

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.