Essex County To Implement Sobriety Checkpoint This Weekend

Massachusetts State Police has announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented in Essex County this weekend.

It comes after they received a grant from the Highway Safety Division of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

“The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways,” State Police said in a statement.

State police says it will be operated during varied hours, and that the selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary.

The ”Sobriety Checkpoint” will last from Friday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 7.