DWI Checkpoint To Happen Labor Day Weekend In McLean District

Fairfax County Police will be conducting a DWI checkpoint in the McLean Police District Saturday, Sept. 1. A location and time have not been announced, but checkpoints typically happen at night.

Expect increased enforcement on intoxicated driving through Labor Day weekend. Statewide, 94 checkpoints and 612 saturation patrols are happening from Friday, Aug. 17 to Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3).

The campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative. 89 law enforcement agencies—local police and state troopers—will be participating in the increased enforcement.

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During checkpoints, hundred of drivers pass through and are screened for alcohol use. In Virginia, the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration is 0.08 percent.

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.

In 2017, Fairfax County Police made 2,139 DWI arrests, an increase from 1,957 arrests in 2016 and 1,841 arrests in 2015.

See boundaries of the McLean Police District here.

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