Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for June 10 in Manchester
read more…: Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for June 10 in ManchesterThe stated purpose of MPD sobriety checkpoints are to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.
The stated purpose of MPD sobriety checkpoints are to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.
A total of 306 drivers were screened during two recent police sobriety checkpoints.
The program, approved by the NH Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides federal highway safety funds to support these checkpoints which will be conducted in Manchester.
Nine motorists were charged with driving while intoxicated, including 2 from Manchester.
The sobriety checkpoint operation was rescheduled from April after unseasonably cold temperatures were forecast.
Unseasonably cold temps has postponed the scheduled sobriety checkpoint.
In an effort to maintain safe roads in Manchester, the Manchester Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Manchester area on Friday, September 12, 2014 and Saturday, September 13, 2014.