California Highway Patrol officers arrested a total of three people on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at a weekend operation, officials tell Patch.
According to CHP Spokesman Officer Nathan Baer, a total of 426 vehicles were screened in the Saturday night DUI/driver's license checkpoint.
"One of the DUI drivers was a fourth time offender and was charged with a felony," Baer added.
In addition to the DUI arrests, another seven drivers were ticketed for driving while unlicensed or suspended, according to Baer.
Baer stressed that sobriety checkpoints serve three main purposes: deterrence, removal of impaired drivers from the road, and education of the driving public.
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