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One driver arrested at Chula Vista DUI checkpoint

Posted at 7:25 AM, Nov 03, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-03 10:25:47-05

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) -- One driver was arrested at a DUI checkpoint in Chula Vista overnight Saturday.

According to the Chula Vista Police Department, the checkpoint was held on the 300 block of East H Street between 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday.

More than 3,500 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint, 1,209 were screened, 13 drivers underwent sobriety tests and one was arrested.

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Police also cited 15 drivers who were unlicensed or using a suspended licenses. Seven vehicles were also impounded.

“The Chula Vista PD will be conducting additional DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints throughout the remainder of the year in our ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries upon our streets and highways,” police said.