2 DWI Checkpoints In Monmouth County This Weekend

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — There are two DWI checkpoints planned for Monmouth County this weekend: The first will be Friday night in Middletown, and the second will be Saturday night in Sea Bright.

The first one will be in Middletown, beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 16 and will run until 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 17. All northbound vehicles on Rt. 35 will be diverted at Navesink River Road, where all drivers will be screened for their sobriety.

The second checkpoint in Sea Bright will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday, August 17 and run until 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 18. All northbound vehicles on Ocean Avenue will be diverted into the town of Sea Bright municipal parking lot, where all drivers will be screened for their sobriety.

Officers from the local towns will work alongside Monmouth County Task Force members for these checkpoints.

"The Monmouth County DWI Task Force encourages all drivers to be responsible and advises all drivers to never get behind the wheel if you have been drinking," said Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force coordinator. "Our goal is to make our county's roadways as safe as possible so that no one has to endure the aftermath of a DWI-related crash, which too often ends in misery for someone's family."