Crime & Safety

State Police Arrest 5 at DUI Checkpoint

The intent of a checkpoint is to keep drivers safe, police say.

The Pennsylvania State Police at Trevose on Monday announced the results of a DUI checkpoint it staged over the weekend.

Between 11 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday at an unspecified location in Bucks County police 

  • Arrested five drivers for DUI
  • Cited 17 summary traffic violations
  • Issued 11 written warnings

The checkpoints are designed to keep drivers safe, police said.

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"The goal of a roving DUI detail 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," they said in a written release. 

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