License checkpoint yields 69 tickets

-- Greg Risling

A police checkpoint designed to deter motorists from driving without a

license snared 69 motorists Tuesday for auto-related violations.

Of the 1,651 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint at the

intersection of Victoria and Maple streets, 11 motorists were not

carrying a driver’s license; seven were driving on suspended licenses;

and 54 didn’t have either their registration or insurance papers handy.

The Costa Mesa Police Department spent four hours monitoring the

checkpoint. Officers said the purpose of the checkpoint was to increase

public awareness of the seriousness of driving with a valid license and

registration.