The Vallejo Police Department arrested three during Saturday’s DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint conducted on Sonoma Boulevard near Solano Avenue, the department said Monday.

The first arrest for DUI took place only a few minutes after the checkpoint was activated. A motorists drove through the checkpoint at a high rate of speed ignoring numerous signs to prepare for the checkpoint and stop. Officers pursued and the suspect led them on a chase across the Carquinez Bridge to Crockett where he was captured and arrested.

In addition, 11 drivers were cited for operating a vehicle without a valid license or with a suspended/revoked license and six vehicles were impounded, officials said. The checkpoint was held in conjunction with the Solano County Probation Department’s DUI Unit.

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be approximately $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.

Vallejo police will be conducting at least four more DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and many DUI Saturation Patrols this year in our ongoing commitment to take suspected impaired drivers off our streets and highways, ultimately lowering the risk for deaths and injuries, officials said.

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