Halloween means spooky shenanigans, trick-or-treaters, and no shortage of parties. It also means a higher likelihood of drunk drivers on the road, and police are prepping to crack down. Law enforcement is setting up DUI checkpoints across the country ahead of the year’s most eerie holiday.
Police departments across the country are setting up DUI checkpoints ahead of boozy Halloween celebrations
Drivers in California will be subject to a few slowdowns this Halloween season. Not all construction or wreck-related, mind you. Police in the Sacramento area have been setting up DUI checkpoints this month to crack down on drunk driving. And they’re not the only ones.
The Ohio State Patrol is also planning to set up a checkpoint in Belmont County this Halloween, per The Times Leader. Like other law enforcement agencies nationwide, the OSP hopes to stem the tide of traffic fatalities. Ohio had around 1,150 fatal crashes last year, of which 672 were drunk driving-related.
In Pittsburgh, DUI task forces are planning checkpoints all weekend to catch drunk drivers in the act. “Nobody wants to do field sobriety tests dressed as a goon or goblin,” a task force press release read. Just imagine that mug shot…