One arrested and four cited in Santa Maria at DUI checkpoint Friday
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and last updated 2021-05-22 16:38:09-04
One driver was arrested for driving under the influence on Friday night in Santa Maria.
Four other drivers were cited for driving without a valid license.
The checkpoint was set up by the Santa Maria Police at the 500 block of East Main Street from 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m..
A total of 196 vehicles were screened and no other criminal charges were issued.
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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff s office announced that this weekend they ll be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday March 13th. The reason for the checkpoint they say is due to St. Patrick s Day and the NCAA tournament, both they explain are heavy drinking events.
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To help curb drunk driving they ve announced they ll be conducting a DUI/sobriety checkpoint. They won t release the location of that checkpoint, but they said it will be placed based on traffic analysis data.
Here s what their news release says:
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 10:00 PM until 2:00 AM on March 14, 2021. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Evansville Police Department will join together to conduct this checkpoint as a part of a statewide enforcement campaign designed to detect and deter impaired driving during two of the heaviest drink
Chula Vista checkpoint nets one drug arrest
Chula Vista Police Department
and last updated 2021-03-06 15:23:34-05
CHULA VISTA (CNS) - One person was arrested on suspicion of carrying drugs during a checkpoint, police said Saturday.
The Chula Vista Police Department Traffic Unit conducted the checkpoint between 6 p.m. and midnight Friday in the 1400 block of East H Street, according to Officer Oscar Miranda.
Of the 1,227 vehicles that traveled through the checkpoint, 572 vehicles were screened, Miranda said. Four drivers were given field sobriety tests and no drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Citations for unlicensed or suspended license were issued to eight drivers, the officer said. Two vehicles were impounded.