COSTA MESA — DUI checkpoints on Wednesday and Thursday nights resulted in five arrests, 36 citations issued and 20 vehicles towed, according to a news release from the Costa Mesa Police Department.
A paraplegic driver was among the drivers arrested for suspected DUI on Wednesday, and was spotted just before entering the checkpoint, the statement said.
The second checkpoint, on Thursday night, led to the arrest of a 78-year-old motorist, whose driving privileges had expired. The officer recognized the elderly woman from a checkpoint held five months ago in the same area, where the driver had been stopped for driving without a license.