Starting January 1st, police at California DUI checkpoints, will no longer be able to tow away vehicles because the drivers' only offense is not having a license. According to author of the legislation, Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, “The problem is diverting too many resources that are supposed to be focused on drunk drivers.” The new law will no longer allow an officer to tow someone's vehicle for a lack of a driver's license as long as the offender can find someone who can drive the vehicle back home for them. Supporters of the new law say that these impounds unfairly targeted minorities and undocumented workers, while opposition to the law point out that almost twenty percent of fatal car crashes are caused by unlicensed drivers.