Multiple motorists arrested at Pacific Beach DUI checkpoint

A sign at a San Diego County DUI checkpoint File photo courtesy of OnScene TV Police arrested nine motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence at a checkpoint in Pacific Beach Officers and deputies from the San Diego Police Department the San Diego County Sheriff s Office and the UC San Diego Police Department conducted the DUI driver s license checkpoint in the block of Grand Avenue It ended at a m Friday after beginning late Thursday Of the vehicles that drove through the checkpoint vehicles were screened and drivers were evaluated police mentioned In addition to the nine DUI arrests one driver was cited or arrested for allegedly operating a car without a license or while it was suspended or revoked Ten vehicles were impounded according to officers Police explained checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity to deter drunk and drugged driving The effort was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration