SAN DIEGO DUI DEFENSE: 8 ARRESTED AT ESCONDIDO DUI CHECKPOINT
Eight people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and a large number of people cited for driver's license violations at a checkpoint that ended early today on Valley Parkway, police said.
More than 2,100 vehicles entered the checkpoint area, of which nearly 1,500 were screened, during the operation that ran from 6 p.m. Saturday to 12:15 a.m. today, Sgt. Dana Ray of the Escondido Police Department said.
Five drivers made U-turns and drove down the wrong side of the street to avoid the checkpoint. All four who were caught were found to be unlicensed, Ray said.
Officers impounded 66 cars, including 53 for driver's being unlicensed, according to Ray.
The sergeant said nine others were driving on suspended licenses.
Ray said three people were arrested for misdemeanors and seven cited for having open containers of alcohol in their vehicles.
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