The Region - News from Feb. 24, 1986

Weekend police sobriety checkpoints netted 81 arrests of motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, Los Angeles police and California Highway Patrol officers reported. Between 9 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, 1,738 cars were stopped on Vermont Avenue near 5th Street. Authorities said 150 drivers were given field sobriety tests; 72 failed and were arrested. On Friday night, nine drivers were arrested after failing sobriety tests at a checkpoint on Imperial Highway near Western Avenue.