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DUI Task Force Nets 11 Arrests over St. Patrick's Day Weekend

The effort included a checkpoint off Olivenhain and Rancho Santa Fe.

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The San Diego County Avoid Task Force manned a checkpoint off Olivenhain and Rancho Santa Fe roads last Friday and beefed up patrol throughout the weekend, resulting in 11 DUI arrests.

The effort was funded through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Transportation Administration. The grant, AVOID DUI, targets the entire county.

Due to Friday night rain, the checkpoint was closed and deputites broke off into saturation patrol around the county. Those patrols continued throughout the county Saturday night, too.

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Below is a breakdown of the results from the checkpoint and saturation patrols on March 16 and 17:

Checkpoint/Saturation patrol on March 16

Total vehicles through

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518

Vehicles screened

229

DUI arrest total (saturation related)

2

DUI warrant arrest

0

Vehicles stored

1

Total citations issued

3

Unlicensed driver cited

2

Suspended drivers cited

1

Vehicles towed

0 Saturation Patrol Activity on March 17

 

Traffic stops 50 DUI evaluations 24 DUI arrests 9 Citations 13 Unlicensed drivers cited 2 Suspended drivers cited 1 Vehicles towed 6

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