DWI Checkpoints In New Jersey This Weekend

It’s the weekend, and what’s become a ritual will return, once again, to New Jersey:

DWI checkpoints.

So where will they be, or how do the police plan to prevent dangerous driving over the weekend?

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will conduct a DWI checkpoint in Holmdel to search for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The checkpoint will run from 11 p.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday on Route 35 south.

Task force members and Holmdel police will pull vehicles from the southbound lanes into the Dearborn Farms parking lot to determine driver’s sobriety, according to Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer, the task force coordinator.

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The State Police also will deploy a black Chevy Caprice that will blend in with traffic, and attempt to catch what law enforcement have termed “idiot drivers.”

Other checkpoints could be located here, according to duiblock.com

• Union, Linden, West Edgar Road and South Stiles Street
• Sussex, Route 23

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Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, meanwhile, has announced that his department will bring back its annual countywide DWI checkpoint program.

The program consists of staging numerous checkpoints throughout Ocean County at undisclosed locations.

“The start of prom season and the added volume of summer shore traffic calls for increased vigilance by law enforcement, and that will be the focus over the coming months to keep motorists safe,” Coronato said in a statement.

The program targets also utilizes an addition of two “Drug Recognition Experts” at each checkpoint to detect those under the influence of narcotics, Coronato said.

The checkpoint program, which is funded in part by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, will be conducted by local police agencies in conjunction with detectives from the Prosecutor’s Office and Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit.

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From Lacey Police Chief David A. Paprota:

“Throughout 2015, the patrol officers of the Lacey Township Police Department will continue to detect and deter DUI offenders through both focused patrols and approved checkpoints. While DUI enforcement is a department-wide and consistent effort involving all patrol officers, the police department currently has two of the most experienced and knowledgeable Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) in the county.

“Both officers serve a vital function in ensuring accountability when an offender is impaired due to drugs rather than alcohol. The county-wide DRE program includes a shared services agreement which allows for a Lacey Township Police Department DRE to assist other towns throughout the year as well. The additional experience each DRE achieves through the extra exposure under the shared services agreement has proven to be a great benefit to our efforts here in Lacey Township.

“The police department will once again be working with our partners in law enforcement throughout Ocean County to conduct roving DUI patrols along with specially designed and planned DUI checkpoints. Specifically dedicated grant funds allow for the additional focused DUI enforcement details throughout the year. The intent of the extra efforts which are specifically focused on DUI enforcement is to make the roadways in Lacey Township as safe as possible for the motoring public. Deterrence is the primary objective of the police department’s efforts. Ideally, through additional awareness and deterrence, potential DUI offenders will make the choice to not get behind the wheel and potentially save a life in the process.”

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Within the past three weeks, checkpoints were held on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, and police have indicated that those checkpoints could return to those spots and:

• Eatontown, Hope Road
• Woodbury, Clements Bridge Road
• Cherry Hill, U.S. 30
• Roselle, St. George Avenue

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