Crime & Safety

10 DUI Suspects Arrested At Pacific Beach Checkpoint

The operation was held Saturday night to early Sunday on Mission Bay Drive near I-5, officials said.

SAN DIEGO, CA – A sobriety checkpoint in Pacific Beach that ended early Sunday morning resulted in several arrests, police said.

The San Diego Police Department conducted the checkpoint between 11:15 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday on Mission Bay Drive just north of its junction with Interstate 5, according to SDPD Officer Mark McCullough.

Officers evaluated 22 drivers, and arrested 10 of those on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, McCullough said. Police also issued one citation for a driving on a suspended or revoked license.

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Nearly 1,200 cars passed through the checkpoint.

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