No arrests at DUI checkpoint in Downtown Long Beach, police say
Six drivers were cited for driving with a suspended license or for driving without a license, according to the LBPD.
Police say they cited just six people during a DUI checkpoint in Downtown Long Beach Friday night.
The checkpoint, which Long Beach police say was designed to "promote public safety, increasing awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving, and deterring impaired and unlicensed/suspended drivers," was set up at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to police.
Of the 1,540 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 398 were screened, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Police said they cited six people at the checkpoint, all for driving without a license or with a suspended license.
DUI checkpoint locations are usually placed in areas having a reported history of crashes involving impaired drivers, police said.
Funding for the checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to the LBPD.
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