Checkpoints, Black Friday Roving DWI Patrols In Monmouth County

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — Roving DWI patrols will be out in force this Friday night, Nov. 29 throughout Monmouth County, the county's DWI task force warns.

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will be deploying an undisclosed number of roving DWI saturation patrols this Friday, November 29, across Monmouth County , to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Police in Middletown Township, one of the largest townships in the Monmouth County, say they will also have extra DWI patrols out every night as we enter the holiday season.

"The Thanksgiving holiday extended weekend is statistically one of the busier times of the year, when it comes to impaired drivers on our roads," said Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider, who leads the task force. "The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will be operating two details within a 3-day period, in an effort to make people more aware and drivers around the county more safe."

The saturation patrols will be working varied hours, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., depending on the town.

There will also be a DWI checkpoint Wednesday night, Thanksgiving Eve, in Howell. The checkpoint will be run from 11 p.m. Wednesday through 3 a.m. Thursday on Rt. 9 northbound. Task force members and officers from the Howell police department will pull vehicles from the northbound lanes into the Regal Plaza parking lot.