Five people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at a checkpoint Friday night in Lake Elsinore, officials said Saturday.
Police also arrested three people for public intoxication during the checkpoint from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., said Sgt. Marc Cloutier of the Lake Elsinore Police Department. He said police issued tickets to 12 drivers for driving without a license or with a suspended license, and impounded their vehicles.
Police also issued 19 tickets for various vehicle code violations, Cloutier said.
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