By Daily Press staff
Three people were arrested for driving under the influence and 21 others were issued traffic citations Saturday, when the Santa Monica Police Department conducted two saturation patrols.
Special traffic stops were set up on Lincoln Boulevard, just south of Pico Boulevard, and on Main Street, south of Pico Boulevard. During a six-hour period, officers stopped 59 vehicles, and issued 21 citations for various vehicle code violations and arrested three individuals for driving under the influence.
The traffic stop was part of a statewide DUI enforcement program called "Drink, Drive, You Lose," and it was sponsored by the State of California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
D2,“The goal of these programs aim at educating and bringing awareness to our community,” said Lt. Frank Fabrega, an SMDP spokesman, “while at the same time detecting and removing drunk drivers from our roadways.” 00040000000B00000002 0 1 3DC 1 00050000000B00000002 0 1 3DC 0
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 24, 2002. Read the original PDF.