Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Friday Night in McLean Police District

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Fairfax County Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night in the McLean Police District, police announced. The sobriety checkpoint will take place from 11:15 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the district.

The district is approximately 44 square miles. It includes McLean, Dunn Loring, Falls Church, Merrifield, Tysons Corner and Great Falls. Here’s a map of the McLean Police District.

The Fairfax County Police Department aggressively patrols the roadways for drunk and impaired drivers. Sobriety checkpoints are one of the tools that police use to make sure drivers are not consuming alcohol and getting behind the wheel.

Along with publicity and awareness, checkpoints have proven to be effective in the fight against drunk driving. Each week, hundreds of motorists pass through checkpoints and many are screened for alcohol use.
Police also participate in a region-wide public awareness program, Checkpoint Strikeforce. Learn more at www.checkpointstrikeforce.net.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said the checkpoint would be conducted Saturday; that information was conveyed in a report this week from FCPD but was an error, FCPD said Friday.

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