Sobriety Checkpoint Friday Night in Loudoun County

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint Friday night.

The checkpoint will begin shortly after 10 p.m. A location is not released in advance.

DUI related crashes worked by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office decreased 39 percent between 2012 and 2014, according to Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman.

“Our enforcement efforts are working,” said Chapman. “This decrease in DUI related crashes is evidence that fewer people are getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.”

Members of the Loudoun Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Unit and volunteers from the Loudoun Chapter of MADD will assist with the checkpoint.