Crime & Safety
Labor Day Weekend DUI Crackdown In Lower Merion
You're supposed to have fun this weekend, but be smart and safe about it: do NOT drive under the influence.
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Lower Merion Township Police will be out in force looking for impaired drivers over Labor Day weekend.
According to officials, police will conduct impaired driving checkpoints combined with roving patrols in the township Aug. 31 through Sept. 8.
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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A sobriety checkpoint is a highly visible, systematic method for stopping vehicles at a selected location 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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For more information, contact the Lower Merion Police Department at (610) 645-6204.
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