2 drivers cited during DUI checkpoint

Redlands Police report that two people were cited during a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, June 22.

A total of 418 vehicles passed through the checkpoint at Citrus Avenue east of Church Street between 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, and 1 a.m. Sunday.

One driver was cited for driving with a suspended license, and another was cited for driving without a valid license.

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

Police say DUI checkpoints promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the roads.

A grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided funding for this checkpoint.