Crime & Safety
Lower Merion Police Cracking Down On DUI Through Sept 26
Lower Merion Township Police will be doing impaired driving checkpoints and roving patrols through late September.
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Lower Merion Township this month will be out in force to crack down on impaired driving.
According to police, officers will conduct impaired driving checkpoints combined with roving patrols from Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 26.
The 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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