Police say they cited 16 people during a DUI checkpoint in East Long Beach Thursday night.
The checkpoint, which Long Beach police say was designed to “promote public safety, increasing awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving, and deterring impaired and unlicensed/suspended drivers,” was set up at the intersection of Seventh Street and Federation Drive from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to police.
Of the 1,813 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 517 were screened, according to the LBPD. Police said they cited five people at the checkpoint for driving without a license or with a suspended license and another 11 for traffic violations…