Crime & Safety
Three Drivers Arrested at Lake Elsinore Checkpoint
The DUI/driver's license checkpoint stopped vehicles at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Collier Road Saturday night.
A DUI/driver’s license checkpoint in Lake Elsinore Saturday night resulted in three drivers arrested for suspicion of DUI, according to police.
The checkpoint at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Collier Road operated from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. Of the 1,740 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 78 were diverted to a secondary-inspection area, where seven drivers were given field sobriety tests.
Lake Elsinore police also cited 25 people for driving without a license or on a suspended license and towed four vehicles for a minimum of 30 days.
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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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