Metro Phoenix Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints

It's puzzling that in the age of Uber and Lyft, hundreds of Valley residents are expected to get pulled over this Labor Day weekend and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. But it always happens during long holiday weekends, despite the many warnings in the media. Last year, law enforcement...

By Miriam Wasser

September 4, 2015

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It's puzzling in the age of Uber and Lyft that hundreds of Valley residents are expected to get stopped this Labor Day weekend and charged with driving under the influence.

But it always happens during long, holiday periods, despite the many warnings in the media about DUI task forces. Last year, police nabbed 549 drunk drivers in Arizona. And in 2013, the cops got 482.

Here's where law enforcement will set up "saturation points" to catch DUIs in Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale:

Phoenix: 2212 E. Bell Road

Phoenix: 2750 W. Thunderbird Road

Phoenix: 8233 N. 7th Street

Phoenix: 2700 W. Thomas Road

Phoenix: 1610 E. Highland Avenue

Phoenix: 3443 S. Central Avenue

Tempe: 1340 E. University Drive

Scottsdale: 7601 E. McKellips Road

Seriously, it'd be best to just pay for a ride — unless you could take one of these:

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