The Costa Mesa police made 10 DUI arrests at their last DUI checkpoint

On Friday night, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Costa Mesa Police Department’s DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Newport Boulevard and Flower Street, with assistance from Orange County Sheriff’s Department, CA and CHP – Santa Ana, a total of 290 vehicles were screened.

The DUI screenings yielded 25 field sobriety tests, 10 DUI arrest, 6 citations issued for driving unlicensed including 1 driver with a suspended license, and 13 vehicles impounded.

A total of 1,938 vehicles passed through this checkpoint.

The checkpoint was funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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