(Off-Roaders be aware).....Checkpoints are coming to the recreational sand dune areas.

They will be set-up this New Year's Holiday weekend. The Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement Rangers will be conducting the checkpoints beginning Saturday and continuing through Monday. The DUI and Vehicle Registration Checkpoints will be operational from 12 noon through 2 pm each day. They will be set-up on BLM controlled lands in the Imperial Sand Dune Recreation Area. The Rangers will be looking for Drug and Alcohol impairment and proper registration and licensing. The Checkpoints will be set-up in areas of high record collision rates and DUI arrest activity. The public is asked to report impaired drivers by calling 911.