People summoned to court for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol

MURRIETA - A half-dozen people summoned to court for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol were subsequently nabbed for driving with suspended licenses, Murrieta police reported today.

Officers conducted an undercover ''court sting'' Friday and Monday mornings at the Southwest Justice Center on Auld Road, targeting DUI suspects whose licenses were suspended or revoked, or who were unlicensed at the time of their DUI arrests.

Officers followed 10 people from courtrooms to their vehicles to see if they had driven themselves to the Southwest Justice Center and got behind the wheel again when they left.

''While some offenders complied with the law and had alternate means of transportation, six individuals in court for DUI proceeded to get behind the wheel and drove away from the courthouse,'' according to a police statement.

Those six were cited and could face additional jail time and lengthier license suspensions, according to police.

The operation was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.