A weekend police checkpoint led to the arrest of two suspected drunken drivers, Long Beach police said.
Officers also impounded 22 cars because drivers were unlicensed or driving with suspended licenses and issued 14 citations for various other offenses.
The Saturday night to Sunday morning checkpoint was conducted at Anaheim Street and Daisy Avenue as part of the department's 2009 campaign to arrest drunken drivers, according to a news release.
About 1,290 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, and 370 were screened for various violations.
Perhaps the arrest of the drunk drivers preventede another horrible accident like the one involving the one year old girl on Redondo and 10th.. Good going LBPD.
So how soon do we get to the "May I see your papers please, comrade? Do you usually travel this route? What is your business here? While we have you here you won't mind if we search you and your possessions...in the interest of security of course."