CLEAR LAKE – Nearly four dozen boaters were screened, three were given field sobriety tests and one was arrested during a Saturday boating under the influence checkpoint on Clear Lake.

Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Monday that the Sheriff's Marine Patrol conducted the checkpoint on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. off of Beakban Island and Leubow Point.

Bauman said this was the second BUI checkpoint conducted by the sheriff’s office in as many years and several allied agencies assisted with the operation, including the California State Parks, California Fish and Game and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

The BUI checkpoint was intended to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents and injuries, and to enforce other California boating laws on the waters of Clear Lake, Bauman said.

He said boaters were stopped briefly and questioned, and any boat operators showing signs of alcohol use, intoxication or impairment, were subjected to further testing.

During the operational period, a total of 46 boaters were contacted and screened, Bauman said, with three operators given field sobriety tests.

Bauman said one arrest was made for boating under the influence of alcohol. Paul Waters, 44, of Middletown was booked on misdemeanor charges of boating under the influence, booked at the Lake County Jail and later released on citation.

Members of the Sheriff's Marine Patrol Unit and officers assisting from other agencies received a great deal of positive feedback from boaters going through the checkpoint on Saturday, Bauman said.

He said that the sheriff's office considered the operation a great success in that only one arrest was necessary, added that they appreciated the assistance provided by the other participating agencies.

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