Crime & Safety

Police Seek Community Help in Battling DUIs

Residents are asked to call police if they suspect a driver may be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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The Livermore Police Department continues to place a high priority on preventing impaired driving in Livermore. Though the department continues to work both enforcement and education efforts, there are still DUI-related collisions occurring in the city. 

The department is asking the community of Livermore to assist us in preventing drivers from driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs. Community members can assist us by helping friends and family members make good choices about not driving when they have been drinking. If you see a friend or family member who has been drinking, or using drugs, attempt to get in a vehicle and drive, stop them. Take their keys, call them a cab, or give them a ride, but don’t let them drive.

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If a community member sees a vehicle being driven in a manner that makes them believe the driver is impaired, we encourage them to call 911 and report the driver. If the community member can safely follow the suspected impaired driver, and provide the 911 dispatcher with updated locations, that can be very helpful to the responding officers.

Winter Mobilization started on Friday, Dec. 16, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 1.

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In the first five days of the mobilization there have been 30 drivers arrested for DUI by Livermore police officers. Unfortunately, during that same five-day period there have been four DUI-related collisions in Livermore, with one of those collisions resulting in an injury to the passenger in the DUI vehicle. These four DUI collisions, combined with the , show the department that impaired driving continues to be a pressing issue in Livermore. 

The 17-year-old driver who was killed in the solo vehicle collision on Nov. 22 had a blood-alcohol content of .31, which is nearly four times the legal limit of .08 BAC.

The Livermore Police Department will use grant funding to continue its strong enforcement efforts throughout this holiday season. There will be several officers working directed DUI enforcement every night through Jan. 1. These officers will take a no tolerance approach to anyone who is stopped and found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. These officers won’t be able to locate every impaired driver who is driving on Livermore’s roadways. With help from our community members who alert us to possible impaired drivers, and those that prevent their friends and family from driving after having been drinking, we can hopefully prevent any further tragedies caused by an impaired driver from occurring in Livermore.

Funding for the DUI saturation patrols is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Safety Administration.


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