Safety Checkpoint Set for 56th Street

From Mike Dunn, the city’s public information officer:

The is hosting a multiagency Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint Friday starting at 10 p.m.

The location is 56th Street, just north of Whiteway Drive. The safety effort will include the Temple Terrace Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol and the University of South Florida Police Department.

The Temple Terrace Police Department recognizes that Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious public safety problem and that Hillsborough County has consistently ranked among the top counties in the state for alcohol-related crashes. The goal of Friday night’s checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities on Florida roadways by conducting high-visibility enforcement operations and increasing public awareness of the state’s DUI-related incidents.

The Temple Terrace Police Department has a zero-tolerance DUI policy and aggressively enforces the state’s DUI traffic laws.

Immediately following the checkpoint, Temple Terrace police officers will be working a saturation patrol throughout the City from midnight until 4 a.m.