Chicago DUI lawyer says more proof that DUI checkpoints aren't effective

One thousand plus cars through a holiday weekend DUI checkpoint and no DUI arrests. That's not a great return on taxpayer money or any false sense of safer roads.

I've posted on DUI checkpoints/roadblocks here, here, and here. There are no press releases on the Chicago Police Department's website indicating there were any DUI checkpoints in Chicago over the holiday weekend. That doesn't mean they didn't happen, just that there aren't any press releases.

July 6, Gainesville, FL

A DUI checkpoint over the holiday weekend resulted in 10 people being arrested and more than 100 drivers being issued traffic citations.

Although no one was arrested for DUI, FHP said the following actions were taken during the checkpoint:

--Two arrested on outstanding warrants.

-- Seven arrested on felony charges, including six on drug-related charges.

-- One arrested for misdemeanor drugs.

-- 104 traffic citations issued.

-- 10 faulty equipment warnings were issued.

-- 10 warnings were issued.

According to a Chicago Police Department press release, when you combine the efforts of two separate DUI checkpoints last month, there were 3 arrests for DUI. Interestingly, there are no press releases to indicate that those DUI checkpoints were going to occur. I'm guessing the impaired drivers didn't take an alternate route to avoid these specific checkpoints. Is it time to remove these DUI checkpoints/roadblock from the arsenal of law enforcement?