FHP Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight

September 19, 2008

The Florida Highway Patrol will be holding a roadside “Sobriety Safety Checkpoint” between 11:00 tonight and 3:00 Saturday morning on Nine Mile Road in Pensacola.

There will be approximately 25 uniformed officers participating, as well as support personnel from the Emerald Coast MADD 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 to the Florida Highway Patrol. The checkpoints have been very successful in removing impaired drivers from our public streets and highways.

The FHP says available traffic crash and DUI arrests statistics clearly reveal the need for enforcement of alcohol related laws in this area of Escambia County. Through the use of Roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoints, troopers hope to merge public education and enforcement to achieve a reduction in the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers.

Drivers call call *FHP (*347) if they come in contact with what they believe is an impaired driver to reach the highway patrol.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive