CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police teamed up with Matthews police to hold a DWI checkpoint station on Thursday night.
Police said they charged nine people with DWI at the checkpoint on Idlewild Road near Cedarwild Road.
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Police also charged two people with underage drunken driving.
Sixteen people were found to be driving without a license, police said.
Police handed out a total of 62 charges throughout the checkpoint.
The checking station was held as part of the holiday "Booze it and Lose it" campaign, which runs from Dec. 3 through Jan. 2.