Crime & Safety

Four Arrested At Lake Elsinore DUI Checkpoint

The checkpoint was part of a DUI crackdown this Memorial Day weekend.

A DUI checkpoint in Lake Elsinore Friday night netted four arrests, according to the Lake Elsinore Police Department.

The checkpoint was located at the intersection Collier Avenue and Riverside Drive; 1,227 vehicles were stopped and 56 were sent to a secondary screening, the department reported.

Berna Delores, 74, William Chase, 50, Shannon Hopkins, 24, and Alik Christensen, 18 -- all Lake Elsinore residents -- were arrested for driving under the influence, according to the report.

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In addition to the arrests, 19 unlicensed and/or suspended drivers were directed to court, the department reported.

The checkpoint was part of . In addition to the efforts of the Lake Elsinore Police Department, the California Highway Patrol has additional officers patrolling the freeways and county roads.

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