Crime & Safety
Sobriety Checkpoint In Reston Wednesday Night
Drunk drivers, beware: Fairfax County Police will be looking for drunk drivers in the Reston area on Wednesday night.
RESTON, VA — Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Reston on Wednesday night.
The checkpoint will take place from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m., according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Police have not specified where in the Reston area it will be.
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It's the second sobriety checkpoint in the Reston area in the last two weeks, and the third since May.
A first DUI offense is classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia, which can result in fines ranging from $250 to $2,500 and a one-year license suspension. The punishment increases for those arrested with blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent or higher, which brings a minimum five-day jail sentence.
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