Two arrested at Poway DUI checkpoint

POWAY (CNS) - Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people for driving under the influence of alcohol during a checkpoint held Friday night through early Saturday, a spokesperson said.

The checkpoint was set up at 8:30 p.m. Friday on Poway Road, near the intersection of Oak Knoll Road, and lasted until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, said Sgt. David Cheever of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

A total of 1,507 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, with 579 vehicles screened in a primary inspection area, Cheever said. Nineteen vehicles were sent for secondary screening. Deputies checked 15 drivers without a license and cited five of them for that violation, and cited one person for driving on a suspended license, Cheever said.

Four people underwent field sobriety tests.

One driver was cited for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana, while another was arrested on an outstanding domestic violence warrant, Cheever said.

One vehicle was towed from the checkpoint.