Sobriety Checkpoint Coming to the Seacoast

PORTSMOUTH, NH – The New Hampshire State Police has notified media outlets and the general public that it has applied for – and received – permission via petition of the Superior Court to conduct a sobriety checkpoint.

The checkpoint will be held in the Portsmouth area sometime during the week of June 19, 2016.

The checkpoint process, according to Lt. Christopher Vetter, is one of the most effective methods of detecting and apprehending impaired drivers.

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“The program, approved by the NH Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,” he noted, “provides federal highway safety funds to support this checkpoint, which will be conducted in the Portsmouth area.

Vetter noted that a review of records showed that alcohol use by individuals that operate motor vehicles had resulted in an alarming number of deaths and personal injury accidents.

A sobriety checkpoint in Bow held in May yielded two arrests on drug charges, according to NHSP.

Sobriety checkpoints are also scheduled to be held this week in New Hampton, and next week in Bedford, according to posts on Patch.

Patch file photo of a NHSP sobriety checkpoint stop by Brian Blackden.