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Police plan weekend checkpointsThe Express-TimesNov. 04, 2005 |
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 BETHLEHEM -- Pennsylvania State Police plan to hold a sobriety checkpoint between Friday and Sunday somewhere in the area. The checkpoint is the first of its kind run by Bethlehem-based Troop M conducting as part of the new Pennsylvania State Police Checkpoint Strike Force Initiative. Under the initiative, state police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Bucks, Lehigh or Northampton counties every weekend for the next year. In the event of inclement weather, police may conduct roving patrols for drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol rather than a checkpoint. State police also plan to work with municipal police departments to promote anti-DUI enforcement activities. Checkpoint locations will be determined by commanders based on up-to-date crash data collected by the department's Prophecy computer system and other sources of information. "Our attention will be focused on those roadways and areas where we experience a high number of DUI-related crashes and alcohol-related traffic violations," said Capt. Scott R. Snyder, commanding officer of Troop M. Alcohol-related crashes last year in the three counties claimed at least 41 lives, Snyder said. |
