Police Planning Sobriety Checkpoint For This Weekend

In their ongoing campaign against drunken driving, town police plan to hold a sobriety checkpoint this weekend to get intoxicated motorists off local roads.

Police plan to hold the checkpoint on the night of Friday, June 26, and early morning hours of Saturday, June 27. Police did not disclose the location of the enforcement project.

Police plan to have eight officers on duty at the checkpoint.

All motorists traveling in both directions will be stopped at the checkpoint, after which they will be briefly interviewed by police to determine whether they are driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Motorists determined to be intoxicated will be arrested and booked on charges at the police station. They would then be released on bail for ensuing arraignments on the charges before a judge at Danbury Superior Court.

Police conduct the checkpoints to reduce the number of drug/alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents and related injuries and fatalities.

Police often press other charges and issue warnings against motorists after discovering those offenses at a checkpoint.

Grant funds provided by the Federal Highway Safety Program cover 75 percent of the police overtime costs stemming from sobriety checkpoints.