Date Palm Drive DUI Checkpoint Yields 2 Arrests, Numerous Citations

CATHEDRAL CITY, CA — Two drivers were arrested for allegedly driving on DUI-suspended licenses during a DUI checkpoint in Cathedral City, authorities said Tuesday.

The checkpoint was conducted from 7 p.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday on Date Palm Drive at Victoria Drive, according to the Cathedral City Police Department.

Eight people were cited for driving without a license, and one person was cited for having an open container inside a vehicle, police said.

Checkpoint locations are selected based on data involving impaired- driving crashes, according to police.

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