Man drove motorcycle through Pinellas jail checkpoint while drunk, deputies say

A Clearwater man was arrested on a drunken driving charge Thursday night after he drove a motorcycle through the checkpoint at the Pinellas County Jail campus. The incident occurred about 9:15 p.m. at the jail, 14400 49th St. N. The man drove his motorcycle “through the checkpoint” and then “began driving on jail property,” according to an arrest report. The man was stopped by deputies, who …