DUI Checkpoint Set by Temple Terrace, USF Police

Motorists traveling through the Temple Terrace area might want to plan for a brief stop along 56th Street, north of Fowler Avenue, Thursday night.

The Temple Terrace and University of South Florida Police Departments are teaming up to stage a DUI checkpoint in the area. Enforcement activity is set to begin at 8:30 p.m., the city wrote in an email to media.

“The Temple Terrace Police Department recognizes that Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious public safety problem and that Hillsborough County has consistently ranked among the top counties in the state for alcohol-related crashes,” the email said. “The goal of Thursday night’s checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities on Florida roadways by conducting high-visibility enforcement operations and increasing public awareness of the state’s DUI-related incidents.”

Officers have not said how long they intend to keep the checkpoint open.

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