Sheriff’s Office plans DUI checkpoint this weekend
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has planned a DUI sobriety checkpoint for this weekend, beginning Friday, Feb. 20. The operation will take place in an undisclosed location in the county as the Sheriff’s Office continues its commitment to getting impaired drivers off the roadways and in support of education efforts such as the national “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” campaign.
The emphasis of the checkpoint is to remove impaired drivers from the roadway, reduce the likelihood impaired drivers will operate their vehicles on our roadways, heighten awareness and educate the public on the dangers of drunk driving.
Daily enforcement, sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols by deputies with the Sheriff’s Office are a part of on-going efforts to curb traffic fatalities, injuries and crashes in Lee County.