Sobriety checkpoint leads to DUI arrests

Posted by Press Release on July 24, 2015

The Westtown-East Goshen Police Department has released details of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday, July 17, in conjunction with the Chester County Impaired Driving Program.

Officers operated the checkpoint in the 1300 block of West Chester Pike in East Goshen Township from 10:30 p.m. through 2:30 a.m., coming in contact with 614 vehicles, a police press release said. Based upon these brief interactions, eight operators were field-tested, and four were arrested for DUI.

The release listed the following arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance: Steve P. Aikman, 45, of West Chester; Suzanne Ickes, 31, of Media; James J. Walker Jr., 59, of Downingtown; and Joseph A. Corsi, 68, of West Chester.

At the conclusion of the checkpoint operation, officers, who were collecting cones and warning signs, located a suspicious vehicle and persons in the parking lot of a business in the 1300 block of West Chester Pike. Upon investigation, officers charged Mauro Magana, 19, of New Castle, De., with underage drinking and disorderly conduct (for a small amount of marijuana); Manuel Alejandro Vasquez, 19, also of New Castle, was charged with underage drinking, the release said.