The checkpoints are scheduled Friday through Sunday.
Lower Merion police will conduct roving patrols and operate road checkpoints this weekend intended to stop drunk driving, the township has announced. The extra effort, funded in part by a PennDOT grant, will take place Friday, June 29, through Sunday, July 1. Residents with questions about the program may call township police at 610-649-1000.
Combined with roving patrols, the checkpoints are funded by PennDOT.
Impaired-driving checkpoints and roving patrols have been planned throughout Lower Merion from Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29, according to a township release. The initiative is in conjunction with a national crackdown on impaired driving, which tells motorists: "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." The sobriety checkpoint will be funded by a PennDOT grant, according to the release. Read about why the township gives advance notice.
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Combined with roving patrols, the checkpoints are funded by PennDOT.
Impaired-driving checkpoints and roving patrols have been planned throughout Lower Merion from Friday, March 16 through Sunday, March 18, according to a township release. A special focus will be placed on college and underage drinking, the release states. The initiative is in conjunction with a national crackdown on impaired driving, which tells motorists: "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." PennDOT is funding the sobriety checkpoints, according to the release.
The holidays are a peak time for traffic crashes, according to a Lower Merion Township news release.
The state and the Lower Merion Police Department, along with 600 other police forces, will be joining in efforts to keep motorists safe this holiday season. The program includes DUI checkpoints and roving patrols, and will also emphasize seat belt use, according to a township news release. “Drivers who are stopped and ticketed for a traffic violation like speeding, a second seat belt ticket will be written, with no exceptions,” the release states. Drivers should use seat belts, follow the speed limit and avoid aggressive driving behaviors and distractions, like talking on the cell phone, according to the release.
KindaChubby
7:20 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2012
With the way the Phillies have been playing lately, this policing measure will be greatly needed. more ›