Officers with the Wilmington Police Department issued more than 60 charges and citations during a DWI checkpoint on South College Road over the holiday weekend.
The Governor’s Highway Safety checkpoint was conducted in the 100 block of South College Road between 11 p.m. Saturday, July 5, and 3 a.m. Sunday, July 6, according to police department spokeswoman Linda Rawley.
One handgun was seized during the traffic check, Rawley said.
Police, along with representatives from the New Hanover and Brunswick County sheriff’s offices and Jacksonville Police Department issued a total of 62 charges and citations. They include:
- Six driving while impaired charges
- Seven safety seat violations
- 10 revoked license violations
- 23 no operator license charges
- Two misdemeanor drug charges
- One felony drug charge
- One wanted person arrest
- One vehicle seized as a result of a chase related to the checkpoint
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