Fresno checkpoint stops 276 cars; 4 DUI arrests and 32 cited for license issues

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Four people were arrested for DUI during a checkpoint on Saturday in Fresno.

The checkpoint was held at First Street and Tulare Avenue from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

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Officers contacted 276 vehicles during the 6-hour checkpoint.

In addition to the four DUI arrests, 32 drivers were cited for operating a vehicle without a license or with a suspended/revoked license.

DUI checkpoint locations are chosen based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes.

The goal of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by removing suspected impaired drivers from the road.

The next DUI enforcement operation will be a checkpoint scheduled for June 13th.