DUI Checkpoint Underway in Coconut Grove

MIAMI, FL — Miami police will be stopping cars on Thursday night at a multi-agency DUI checkpoint and saturation patrol from 8 p.m. to midnight in Coconut Grove.

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Officer Kenia Fallat of the Miami Police Department told Patch that officers planned to set up the checkpoint at SW 27th Avenue and West Trade Avenue beginning at 8 p.m. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.) (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.)

DUI checkpoints operate in a fixed location for a set number of hours while saturation patrols move around the area. Vehicles will be pulled over at the checkpoint based on a formula that might be as simple as selecting 15 consecutive vehicles after each 10-minute period.

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"The goal of this checkpoint is to identify and apprehend impaired drivers before they can injure or kill others," according to Fallat. "As part of the national 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' safety campaign, the Miami Police Department will concentrate enforcement efforts on impaired driving through the Labor Day holiday. Miami Police joins law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation in order to remove impaired drivers from roadways and save lives."

Thursday's checkpoint will include representation from multiple law enforcement agencies in the City of Miami’s Coconut Grove NET Service Area. The effort is in conjunction with the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Arrive Alive," and “Border to Border Click It or Ticket” campaigns.