DUI checkpoint to set up on Harbor Boulevard

Costa Mesa police will conduct their second DUI checkpoint in as many weeks Saturday when they screen drivers on Harbor Boulevard.

From 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., police officers will be stationed on northbound Harbor Boulevard and Peterson Place stopping drivers and educating them about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or without a valid driver’s license.

Checkpoints generally do not lead to many DUI arrests but serve more as a reminder to drivers about the dangers of drinking and driving, and that police are seeking those breaking the law. The extra costs associated with the checkpoint are funded through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

A DUI checkpoint March 24 netted police more than two dozen tickets but no DUI arrests. Police will issue tickets for everything at a checkpoint ranging from seat-belt violations to not driving with a valid driver’s license or any license at all.

— Joseph Serna