LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office was on the lookout for drunk drivers and those operating vehicles without driver’s licenses during a weekend checkpoint.
The CHP said the checkpoint took place from 6 p.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday on Highway 53 south of Jessie Street.
A checkpoint had also been held at Highway 53 and Jessie Street on Dec. 27, as Lake County News has reported.
The CHP said checkpoints target roads where there is a high frequency of intoxicated or unlicensed drivers in order to ensure safety for motorists. The checkpoints have been found to be successful and are designed to augment existing patrol operations.
CHP Officer Joel Skeen said that 440 cars were screened and 12 drivers were given sobriety tests but none were found to be under the influence.
As a result of the checkpoint, one driver was arrested for two felony warrants, two drivers were given tickets for driving while suspended, one driver was cited for driving while unlicensed and one car was towed, Skeen said.
“There was one DUI arrest that was out of a traffic collision,” Skeen said. “This was not at the checkpoint but they came across it while they were en route to set up the checkpoint.”
The CHP said the funding for the checkpoint program comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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