Sobriety Checkpoint Happening In Mason District Saturday

Fairfax County Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Mason Police District Saturday from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. A location has not been announced.

In 2017, Fairfax County Police made 2,139 DWI arrests, an increase from 1,957 arrests in 2016 and 1,841 arrests in 2015. The penalty for a first-time DUI offense is an administrative license suspension for seven days, a minimum $250 fine (maximum $2,500), license revocation for one year, and other possible penalties. A second offense could carry jail time.

During checkpoints, hundred of drivers pass through and are screened for alcohol use. Police remind residents to not drink and drive. In Virginia, the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration is 0.08 percent.

See boundaries of the Mason Police District here.

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