6 Arrests At Weekend Checkpoint On Peninsula

SAN BRUNO, CA — Two arrests for suspected drunken driving and another four for allegedly driving without legal licenses were made over the weekend at a DUI checkpoint in San Bruno, according to authorities.

The DUI/driver license checkpoint was held Saturday at San Bruno and Traeger avenues from 8 p.m. until Saturday at 2 a.m., the San Bruno Police Deapartment said.

Among those arrested were 67-year-old Joe Wang of San Bruno and 38-year-old Leonzo Popprado of San Francisco, for suspected driving under the influence, the agency said.

Four additional motorsts were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle while unlicensed, with two vehicles involved being towed, police said.

DUI checkpoints are situated in locations where collision statistics show a high frequency of DUI
arrests, the department said, noting that another checkpoint is planned for Wednesday, Aug, 28.

During a saturation patrol earlier this month, held Aug. 7, the San Bruno police stopped 22 vehicles, issued three citations and arrested a 30-year-old motorist for suspicion of drunken driving, according to officials.

"DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols are done in locations with a higher frequency of DUI-related collisions and arrests," the San Bruno Police Department said.

Officials reported that in 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Last year, San Bruno police investigated 10 DUI-related collisions, which resulted in 11 injuries, the agency said.

The agency reminded drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze," and that prescription drugs, particularly those with driving or operating machinery warnings, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana also can be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, police said.

Funding for the recent DUI operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of
Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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