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DUI checkpoints this Saturday
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Posted on Oct 25 2004
The Department of Public Safety Traffic Section said yesterday that it would hold two sobriety checkpoints this Saturday, Oct. 22 as part of efforts to deter and detect drunk and intoxicated drivers, as well as ensure that all vehicle occupants are protected.
According to the Traffic Section, each checkpoint will last an hour and 15 minutes at each location.
The first checkpoint will be conducted along Beach Road Garapan in front of the Garapan Fishing Base or across the Kristo Rai Church. The checkpoint is scheduled to begin at 7pm and end at 8:15pm.
The second setup will be along Beach Road Susupe in front of the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center between 9pm and 10:15pm.
The Traffic Section also said that officers will be performing highway criminal interdiction, saturation patrols, aggressive driver interdiction, and laser activities as well.
Traffic Section is required to conduct a minimum of 12 sobriety checkpoints per year.
Statistics provided by the Traffic Section indicate that 254 DUI arrests were made in the first nine months of this year, majority of which involved males.
Of the 254, over 25 incidents involved motorists under the legal drinking age of 21.
Also, a total of 63 traffic related accidents this year involved motorists driving under the influence.
On average, DPS officers respond to nearly 30 DUI incidents a month.
For more information, contact Sgt. Sylvan M. Rangamar at 664-9084/5/6.
