Crime & Safety

Suspected Drunk Driver Nabbed In Escondido

The driver was arrested at a DUI checkpoint at 2nd Avenue and Broadway​.

ESCONDIDO -- One person was arrested Friday night in Escondido for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said. The driver was arrested at a DUI checkpoint at 2nd Avenue and Broadway.

Escondido police said more than 1,700 cars went through the checkpoint with 971 going through a primary checkpoint. Of those, 46 cars went through another screening, police said.

Sixteen citations were issued and two cars were impounded, police said.

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The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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