DUI checkpoint ends with 4 arrests

During the July 4 DUI checkpoint in Douglas County four people were arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and one for marijuana.

The checkpoint was set up on eastbound Highway 50 near Spooner Summit.

Officers stop drivers at the July 4 DUI checkpoint in Douglas County. Photo/Provided

Officers were out from 2-8pm. Reno and Sparks police departments, deputies from the Washoe and Lyon county sheriff’s offices, and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol briefly spoke to each driver of the 3,547 vehicles that were stopped.

Officers also issued traffic citations for all violations observed as motorists were contacted. Those offenses included three for marijuana less than 1 ounce, three for drug paraphernalia, nine child safety seat violations, four seat belt tickets, and seven additional traffic citations for various other violations.

Ten minors were cited for alcohol consumption and their ages ranged from 16- to 20-years-old.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report