Milpitas Police: DUI Checkpoint Results

MILPITAS, CA — Milpitas Police arrested two impaired drivers at a DUI checkpoint last weekend - one for alcohol and one for drugs. They also recovered a stolen SUV and arrested two people in that case.

In addition, 15 drivers were cited for not having a valid driver's license.

In all 682 vehicles were screened.

While the department doesn't plan any more checkpoints through the holiday weekend, saturation patrols will be the norm through New Year's Day.

According to a written release form the department, "During the checkpoint, a black 2014 Jeep Compass SUV came through the screening lane, and the driver was not able to present a driver license. As officers investigated further, they determined the SUV had been reported as stolen to the Sacramento Police Department on November 6, and they arrested the driver, a 41-year-old man from Sacramento, for automobile theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, providing false identification information, and driving with a suspended license. The passenger, a 44-year-old woman from San Jose, was cited and released for a bench warrant from the San Jose Police Department."

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