Crime & Safety
13 Arrested at DUI Checkpoint During Holiday Enforcement Period
Sonoma County DUI campaign has netted 161 arrests since Aug. 19
The "Avoid the 13" Sonoma County DUI task force conducted a
DUI/driver's license checkpoint in Santa Rosa Friday night, which resulted in 13 arrests, Petaluma police said.
The checkpoint, held on Fourth Street near Farmers Lane, screened
1,550 drivers from 6 p.m. to midnight. Of those screened, two were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, one on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs, four on suspicion of driving on a suspended license and six on suspicion of driving without a license, police said.
Both drivers arrested on suspicion of DUI had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, police said.
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The Sonoma County DUI campaign has netted 161 arrests since Aug. 19, according to police.
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