Crime & Safety
Lake Elsinore Police Arrest One Driver at DUI Checkpoint
Officers stopped drivers on Corydon Road Friday night, looking for signs of impairment and checking driver's licenses.
Lake Elsinore police conducted a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Corydon Road east of Palomar Street Friday night, resulting in one driver arrested for suspicion of DUI.
The checkpoint operated from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m., according to Sgt. Peter Giannakakos. Of the 999 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 23 were sent to a secondary-inspection area for further evaluation. Two drivers were given field sobriety tests.
Four vehicles were towed and impounded for 30 days and multiple drivers were cited for driving on a suspended license or without a license. The driver arrested for suspicion of DUI was a 52-year-old man from Murrieta.
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The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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