DUI Checkpoint On Highway 29 Tonight

June 27, 2008

If you are traveling on Highway 29 in Pensacola late tonight or early in the morning, you’ll be delayed near Broad Street, just north of I-10, by a “Sobriety Safety Checkpoint”.

The Florida Highway Patrol will hold the roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoint  between 10:00 p.m. tonight and 3:00 a.m Saturday on Highway 20 just north I-10.

There will be approximately 25 uniformed officers participating, as well as support personnel from the Emerald Coast MADD I(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Chapter. Other participating agencies include the Escambia County Sheriffs Office, Pensacola Police Department, University of West Florida Police Department, Gulf Breeze Police Department, Milton Police Department, and the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs Office.

During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on site. Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.

Reducing the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers is of the utmost importance, says the Florida Highway Patrol. The checkpoints have been successful in removing impaired drivers from public streets and highways.

Highway 29 is a main arterial route for motorist traveling through Escambia County and Century into the state of Alabama, according to the FHP.

The public can report suspected drunk drivers or other traffic hazards 24 hours a day by dialing  *FHP (*347) from the cellular phone.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive