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Six drunken driving arrests at local traffic checkpoints

By Dean Calbreath
Originally published 10:14 a.m., July 3, 2011, updated 12:26 p.m., July 3, 2011

As part of a holiday crackdown on drunken driving, police arrested half a dozen drivers on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at checkpoints in Escondido and downtown San Diego Saturday night and Sunday morning.

But with more than 2,500 vehicles stopped, the number of arrests was relatively low.

Between 8:30 p.m. and 3 a.m., more than 1,330 vehicles were pulled over in the 1500 block of G Street in San Diego, two blocks away from freeway on-ramps leading to Interstate 5 and state Route 94.

Six drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and another was given a citation for driving with an open container of alcohol. In addition, seven drivers were arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license and nine were cited for driving without a valid license. Thirteen vehicles were impounded during the checkpoint.

In Escondido, 1,204 vehicles were pulled aside near Valley Parkway and Avenida del Diablo. Although four sobriety tests were administered, no DUI arrests were made.

One driver had no license and gave false information to the officer about his identity. He was later handed to immigration authorities after it was determined that he had previously been deported and that he had a previous DUI conviction.

Seventeen drivers did not have their driver's licenses and three were driving with suspended licenses. Fifteen vehicles were impounded.

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MOST, BUT NOT ALL, DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS.

10 arrested in South County DUI crackdown

By Gustavo Solis
10:32 a.m., July 5, 2011

SOUTH COUNTY — Ten motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence as part of a multi-agency DUI crackdown over the three-day holiday weekend in Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and other South County communities, police said.

Two of the people arrested had prior DUI convictions. One of the two was also charged with child endangerment because there were three small children in the car, police said.

Additionally, 37 motorists had their vehicles impounded because they did not have valid driver’s licenses, and 23 drivers received citations for various violations, police said.

All of the arrests occurred Saturday through Monday in three different locations. The crackdown was funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety and targeted repeat offenders. Law enforcement personnel from Chula Vista, Coronado, National City, San Diego, the Sheriff’s Department and county probation participated in the effort.

gustavo.solis@uniontrib.com • (619) 293-1976

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