11 drivers arrested at Cloverdale checkpoint

<p>Eleven motorists were arrested Friday night at a DUI and driver's license checkpoint in Cloverdale, where officers screened a total of 1,481 vehicles in six hours.</p><p>Two drivers were arrested for DUI, bringing the total for an 18-day special enforcement period to 134 DUI arrests, said Petaluma Police Sgt. Ken Savano, coordinator of the Avoid the 13 — Sonoma County DUI Task Force.</p><p>The crackdown on intoxicated and unlicensed drivers continues tonight and Sunday night with checkpoints at undisclosed locations in the county, Savano said.</p><p>Friday night's checkpoints were on Cloverdale Boulevard at Tarman Drive from 6 p.m. to midnight.</p><p>In addition to the DUI arrests, nine drivers were cited for either driving on a suspended license or for driving without a license, Savano said.</p><p>Eight vehicles were towed, including six that were impounded for 30 days for license violations.</p><p>The special enforcement period began Aug. 20 and continues through Monday. Savano said there have been no fatal alcohol-related collisions during the period, but five people have been injured in five DUI-related collisions.</p><p>During a similar 18-day campaign last year, police arrested 252 drivers for DUI, he said. There were eight alcohol-related collisions that injured 10 people.</p><p>— Guy Kovner</p>