Deputies Screen 600 Vehicles at Checkpoint; Make 4 Arrests

A man with a felony warrant for drug possession issued in Riverside County was arrested along with three suspected drunken drivers at a Poway checkpoint that wrapped up early Sunday, sheriff's officials said.

More than 600 of the almost 1,200 vehicles passing through the checkpoint in the 12000 block of eastbound Poway Road between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 a.m. Sunday were screened, sheriff's Sgt. David Cheever said.

Deputies sent 20 of those drivers to a second screening, he said.

The wanted man was one of 16 drivers who had their license status checked, Cheever said.

Of the four drivers deputies evaluated for impairment, three were arrested for suspicion of drunken driving, Cheever said.

Deputies also issued four citations to drivers without a valid license and cited one with a suspended license, Cheever said.

– City News Service