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COLUMBIA -- A drunk driving saturation checkpoint in Boone County Friday night netted eighteen arrests. The Boone County Sheriff's Department set up checkpoint on Shalimar Dr. at Rangeline. From eleven pm. until three am., deputies checked over three-hundred cars.
They arrested six for driving while intoxicated and three more for possession of a controlled substance. Seven drivers were also arrested for driving on a suspended license.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, was part of the volunteer squad helping out at the checkpoint.
Motorists did have a warning. The sheriff's department let newspapers and other media know that the checkpoint was planned for last night, although the exact location was not given.
