A DUI safety checkpoint conducted Friday night at 266 Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park resulted 22 arrests, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the four-hour checkpoint that netted the numerous citations and arrests should serve as a future deterrent.
There were 520 vehicles stopped, 1,040 vehicles waved though the checkpoint, 12 moving violations, 18 non-moving violations, 12 criminal citations and six DUI arrests.
Sixteen people were arrested on other charges, including fleeing and eluding, felony possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis, expired driver's license over six months, driving while license suspended or revoked, and a warrant.
There were 65 written warnings and four vehicles towed.
K-9 activity resulted in 15 sniffs, eight alerts, and one track and one bite involving suspect Alphonso Smith, who deputies said fled the checkpoint, resulting in a brief pursuit.
Deputies said they seized $5,485 in cash and narcotics from Smith.
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