Thread: Santa Maria, CA: Six arrested in DUI checkpoint

January 1, 2010

Six arrested in DUI checkpoint
Friday, January 1, 2010 12:20 pm | (8 ) Comments

Six people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, 12 were cited for driving while unlicensed and 18 vehicles were impounded during a New Year's Even checkpoint conducted by the Santa Maria Police Department.

A total of 1,386 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, which was set up in the 200 block of South Broadway from 6 p.m. Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday, police said. Officers screened 462 of those vehicles.

Of the 18 vehicles impounded at the checkpoint, 17 were driven by undocumented immigrants, police said.

Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

www.santamariatimes.com

Of the 18 vehicles impounded at the checkpoint, 17 were driven by undocumented immigrants, police said.

Keep the vehicles, deport the drivers. Then resell the vehicles to keep funding the check points!