The Visalia Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint Friday night as officers urge residents to plan for a sober ride.

The department said checkpoints are placed in areas where impaired-driving crashes and DUI arrests have previously occurred.

Police also warned that a first-time DUI can average about $13,500 in fines, fees and other costs.

The department encouraged people who plan to drink to get a ride, call a friend, use a rideshare service or designate a sober driver.

“Don’t drink and drive. Your life, and the lives of everyone else on the road, are worth way more than a few drinks,” the department said.

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