Hey, Drunks: DUI Checkpoint Planned for New Year's Eve

You're screwed!

​San Francisco police have really honed their skills in nabbing wasted drivers this season, where they've already arrested 84 DUI suspects, a 29 percent increase from this same time last year. And they aren't stopping there. Police are planning yet another sobriety checkpoint on New Year's Eve.

The DUI checkpoint, located at 8th and Folsom streets, will start at 8:30 p.m. and continue well into 2012, ending at 3 a.m.

"We could not be more serious about getting these dangerous people off the road and making San Francisco safer," Capt. Al Casciato said in an e-mailed release.


He reminded us that there's no good reason for anyone to get behind the wheel after a night of boozing and snorting blow. There are plenty of transportation options, Casciato said.

Amazingly enough, walking while wasted isn't any safer.

"We're transit-friendly," he said. "Our cabs, limousines, buses, cable cars, and trolleys will help people who've had too much to drink get home safely. The expense is tiny compared with a DUI arrest and conviction."

Aside from costing thousands of dollars, a DUI will mar your driving record for 10 years, available for all your employers to see.

There are only four days left of this 17-day winter crackdown, where every available cop is out on the road looking for drunk drivers. So try not to be stupid, people.

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