Troopers Will Be Checking for Drunk Drivers Patty’s Weekend

State Police from the will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints in Bucks County over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, March 17-20.

According to a release, troopers will be systematically stopping vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug impaired drivers.

The goal of a sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug related fatal and serious crashes and to reduce the number of DUI drivers on Pennsylvania’s highways, police said.

State police are committed to maintaining a safe environment for the motoring public, the release stated.