Crime & Safety

Drivers Arrested at Temecula Checkpoint

Three motorists were arrested for drunken driving and three vehicles were towed during an overnight driver's license/sobriety checkpoint.

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Three motorists were arrested for drunken driving and three vehicles were towed during an overnight driver’s license/sobriety checkpoint in Temecula, a police sergeant said..

Also, six drivers were arrested for driving unlicensed during the checkpoint on Rancho California Road near Margarita Road, which began at 7 p.m. Saturday and ended today at 1 a.m., said Temecula police Sgt. William Pratt.

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Pratt said 828 vehicles passed through the checkpoint.

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