Crime & Safety
Lower Merion Police Setting Checkpoints This Weekend
Officers will be looking for impaired drivers throughout the township from May 8 through May 10.
Lower Merion police will be especially on the lookout for drivers under the influence this coming weekend as part of a national initiative to crack down on DUIs, the department has announced.
From Friday, May 8 through Sunday, May 10, Lower Merion Township Police will conduct impaired driving checkpoints combined with roving patrols in the township.
The campaign is in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” efforts to combat reckless driving in local communities.
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A sobriety checkpoint is a highly visible, systematic method for stopping vehicles at a selected location to determine whether motorists are operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 381 people died in alcohol-related crashes in 2013, equaling 32 percent of total traffic deaths.
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The sobriety checkpoint is being funded by a PennDOT grant and is one of many tools utilized to increase public safety through increased awareness created by high profile enforcement.
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