NH State Police to Hold Sobriety Checkpoint this Week

CONCORD, NH - As a result of the increasing incidents of drinking and driving, the New Hampshire State Police applied for, and was granted, an order from the Merrimack County Superior Court to conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint, according to a press statement.

The Sobriety Checkpoint is the most effective method of detecting and apprehending the impaired operator.

The program, approved by the NH Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides federal highway safety funds to support these checkpoints, which will be conducted in the Town of Bow.

A review of records has shown that the use of alcohol by individuals who operate motor vehicles has resulted in an alarming number of deaths and personal injury accidents. Therefore, in an effort to maintain safe roads, the New Hampshire State Police will conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Bow area commencing the week of May 15, 2016.

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The purpose of the Sobriety Checkpoint is to detect and apprehend the impaired driver. The New Hampshire State Police has taken an aggressive stance to prevent persons from driving when intoxicated. New Hampshire has some of the most aggressive laws in the country to fight the intoxicated driver and the law enforcement community will use those tools to their full extent.

Caption: A scene from a previous checkpoint on I-93 in Bow. Credit: Brian Blackden

Submitted by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston, Assistant Troop Commander, Troop D