Sobriety checkpoint by Mass. State Police in Hampden County Friday the 13th
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Friday in Hampden County to help prevent under-the-influence driving.
Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble states the checkpoint will be held somewhere in Hampden County between Friday, June 13th, into Saturday, June 14th.
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The checkpoints are an effort to help educate drivers and bring awareness to detecting a motorist driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. State Police say they will be done during various hours and the selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary. Signs will also inform drivers of an upcoming checkpoint to reduce fear and anxiety.
During the sobriety checkpoints held in Hampden and Norfolk Counties on the last weekend of March, troopers arrested 14 drivers who were charged with operating under the influence. In addition, three people were arrested for other criminal offenses, 12 criminal summonses issued, 79 tickets for speeding, 18 seatbelt violations, six cell phone violations, and several firearms were recovered from a driver charged with OUI.
The sobriety checkpoints are funded through a grant by the Office of Grants and Research of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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