Seventeen people were arrested, 14 vehicles were impounded and 35 citations were issued at an overnight road block set up by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Largo.
The checkpoint operated from 10 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. at 900 Missouri Avenue in the Babcock Furniture parking lot. According to deputies, 822 vehicles passed by and 255 were diverted to the checkpoint.
Only two of the 17 arrests were for DUI. Of the 22 total charges, seven were for possession of marijuana, five for driving with a suspended or revoked license, three for possession of drug paraphernalia, three for not having a valid driver's license and two for violation of probation.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies will continue to operate sobriety checkpoints once a month at various locations in the county.