The Gainesville Police Department will look for drunken drivers at a DUI checkpoint tonight at 4000 S.W. 23rd Terrace.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office and the University of Florida Police Department will assist in the checkpoint, which will take place from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m.
The last GPD DUI checkpoint in March, which was held at 3300 W. University Ave., yielded 11 arrests, six of them DUIs, GPD Sgt. Joe Raulerson said.
Raulerson said GPD would like to stop every car that goes through the checkpoint, but if there is heavy traffic the officers might only pull over every fifth car.
Some of the possible consequences of a DUI are fines up to $500, mandatory DUI school, jail, community service, vehicle impoundment and a driver's license suspension, he said.
Raulerson said officers understand that people want to go out and have a good time, but he wants them to stay sober if driving.
"We love for people to use RTS buses, Later Gator or taxis," he said.
