Crime & Safety
DUI Crackdown In Lower Merion Labor Day Weekend
You're warned: Police in Lower Merion Township are going to be cracking down on impaired driving over the holiday weekend.
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – You should never get behind the wheel while you are impaired in any way, especially under the influence of drugs or alcohol. And during the Labor Day weekend, Lower Merion Police will be cracking down on any potential DUI to ensure a safe holiday weekend for residents.
From Thursday, Aug. 3 through Monday, Sept. 3, police will be conducting impaired driving checkpoints combined with roving patrols in the township.
This initiative is in partnership with a national impaired driving crackdown featuring intensified, highly visible enforcement activities using the tagline "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."
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Sobriety checkpoints are highly visible, systematic methods for stopping vehicles at selected locations to determine whether motorists are operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
The sobriety checkpoint is being funded by a PennDOT grant and is one of many tools utilized to increase public safety through increased awareness created by high profile enforcement.
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Contact the Lower Merion Police Department at (610) 645-6204 for more information.
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