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UCI soccer player ends hospital stay
The sixth and final UC Irvine mens’ soccer player hospitalized
after a traffic collision Saturday was released from the hospital
Tuesday, said Bob Olson, assistant athletic director of
communications.
The players were on their way to a game in Riverside when their
van collided with another vehicle, causing it to tip onto its side on
the Corona del Mar Freeway connector to the northbound Costa Mesa
Freeway in Costa Mesa.
Several of the injured players may be able to play in today’s game
against UC Santa Barbara, Olson said.
DUI checkpoints will be set up Friday
The Costa Mesa and Newport Beach police departments each plan to
set up a DUI checkpoint Friday night along Newport Boulevard.
The Costa Mesa Police Department will join with the California
Highway Patrol to conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Newport Boulevard
from about 9 p.m. Friday until about 2 a.m. Saturday.
The Newport Beach Police Department will conduct a sobriety
checkpoint from 9 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday on Newport Boulevard
at Finley Street.
Police said that particular location was chosen because of the
number of DUI-related accidents or arrests there.
The checkpoint will be clearly marked and vehicles will be
randomly selected to move through the check lanes.
Newport Beach Police officers will also hand motorists a brochure
on driving while intoxicated.
Officials said the goal of such checkpoints is to educate and
increase public awareness about the dangers of driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs and to discourage motorists from doing
so.
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