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No arrests during DUI checkpoint in San Luis Obispo

February 11, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

The San Luis Obispo Police Department contacted 781 drivers during a DUI checkpoint on Feb. 6. While no drivers were arrested, officers cited two people for driving without a license.

Held on the 500 block of Marsh Street, the checkpoint took place between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. Three drivers were subjected to field sobriety tests, and no one was arrested for DUI.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 


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Great way to waste 781 people’s time with 0 outcome. Great use of money


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Checkpoint goes until 1AM, what time do the bars close again? SMH.


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So a driver is stopped at the checkpoint who has already broken the law by operating a vehicle without a license and they are just given a citation and told to continue driving????


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