Crime & Safety
Thursday's DUI Checkpoint Nabs One Drunk Driver
Another arrested for driving a stolen vehicle.
One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the Martinez Police Department's DUI Checkpoint Thursday night on Alhambra Avenue.
According to a release from the department, another was arrested for driving a stolen car.
The screening, which took place between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., also resulted in two citations for driving on a suspended license, one for being an unlicensed driver, and five towed cars.
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In total, 503 drivers were contacted by officers as they drove through the checkpoint.
The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Safe Transportation Research & Education Center.
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