Las Vegas police arrest 22 at Super Bowl DUI checkpoint

Las Vegas police arrested 22 people for impaired driving at a DUI checkpoint on Super Bowl Sunday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal file)

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By Lukas Eggen / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Metropolitan Police Department officers made 22 arrests at a DUI checkpoint on Super Bowl Sunday, its traffic bureau reported.

All the drivers were arrested for impaired driving, the bureau reported in a Facebook post. Three drivers were also charged with felony child endangerment.

Officers set up the check point near West Charleston and South Rainbow boulevards from 5 p.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. Monday.

Lukas Eggen can be reached at leggen@reviewjournal.com. Follow @LukasEggen on Twitter.

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