Toms River DWI checkpoint: 9 DWIs, 1 fugitive

Alex N. Gecan | Asbury Park Press

Show Caption Hide Caption DWI: Penalties you're looking at for your first offense Thousands of dollars in fees, fines and surcharges. Mandatory license suspensions. Not to mention the possibility of jail time.

TOMS RIVER - State troopers have charged nine motorists with driving while intoxicated and arrested a fugitive after a five-hour checkpoint on Route 37 Saturday, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Troopers set up the checkpoint in the westbound lanes near the Pisces Seafood Restaurant, according to Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. The restaurant is adjacent to the bridge between the mainland and the barrier island.

In addition to the arrests, troopers "interacted with approximately 400 vehicles," Della Fave said.