Overview
- Municipal police detained 40 drivers for driving under the influence at roadside checkpoints across Mexicali over the weekend, according to public safety chief Luis Felipe Chan Baltazar.
- Officials said the reinforced checkpoint operation will now be permanent to keep intoxicated drivers off the road.
- The program has expanded its coverage from four to six locations across the city to increase the chance of detection.
- Transit subcommander Eryck McGregor Herrera Álvarez reported up to 45 traffic crashes a day this year, with most linked to alcohol use.
- Daytime collisions are often minor and settled between drivers, but nights bring more serious injuries and even deaths, which authorities say the checkpoints aim to prevent.