Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoint Set For Friday Night Into Saturday In Avon
Checkpoint will take place on Route 71 South.

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will conduct a DWI checkpoint from 10 p.m. on Friday night until 2 a.m. Saturday in Avon to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer, the task force coordinator said.
Task force members and Avon police officers will pull vehicles from the southbound lanes of Route 71 onto Garfield Avenue to check drivers' sobriety, he said.
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