Two Nabbed for DUI at Palm Desert Checkpoint, Police Say

Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and two vehicles were towed during an overnight driver’s license/sobriety checkpoint in Palm Desert, a sheriff’s deputy said Sunday.

Also, 14 citations were issued during the checkpoint at Highway 111 and Town Center Way that began at 8 p.m. Friday and ended today at 3 a.m., said Deputy Bill Conoway of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Conoway said 14 motorists cited or arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or while on a suspended or revoked license.

The deputy said 793 vehicles passed through the checkpoint.

— City News Service.