(14:16) SALINAS- The Salinas Police Department conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on the 700 block of South Main Street Friday. The checkpoint started at 6 p.m. and involved 12 officers from Salinas PD along with 2 officers from Hollister PD and 2 officers from the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control. During the checkpoint and officers contacted 697 drivers. No drivers were arrested for DUI. Five drivers were cited for driving without a license and five drivers were cited for driving on a suspended license. The checkpoint was part of the Avoid the 20 Winter Mobilization Campaign designed to discourage drinking and driving throughout the holiday period.
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