Crime & Safety
Two Arrests, Three Citations at Checkpoint
Murrieta Police take one driver for DUI during Margarita Road checkpoint.
One person was arrested for DUI, while four others received citations for other infractions during a near six-hour police checkpoint Friday night in Murrieta.
The checkpoint, on Margarita Road just north of Torrey Pines Road, began at 8:20 p.m. and lasted until 2 a.m.
According to Murrieta police Sgt. Jim Gruwell, 972 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with 813 being screened. Of the 813 vehicles, 27 required additional screening.
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The additional screenings resulted in:
- 2 citations for driving on a suspended license
- 1 citation for driving without a valid license
- 1 arrest for a misdemeanor DUI warrant
- 1 arrest for DUI
More checkpoints are planned, but police are not announcing specific dates at this time. This DUI checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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