Crime & Safety
Main Line Cops Cracking Down On DUI This Weekend
You should never drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and police will be out this weekend catch any impaired drivers.
Anyone thinking about hopping into the driver's seat this weekend after imbibing adult libations or ingesting controlled substances should think twice, as one Main Line police department is cracking down on DUI this weekend.
Lower Merion Township Police announced Tuesday that they will be conducting DUI checkpoints and DUI roving patrols during a DUI crackdown.
Police said the DUI enforcement effort will be underway from Thursday, June 14 through Sunday, June 17 throughout the township.
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The weekend initiative is part of a national effort to crackdown on DUI, which featured intensified, highly visible enforcement activities using the tagline "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."
Sobriety checkpoints are highly visible, systematic methods for stopping vehicles to determine whether drivers are operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
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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, police said.
Contact Lower Merion Police at (610) 6349-1000 for more information.
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