The North Central Pa. Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce and Expanded DUI/Underage Drinking Enforcement Program has released the following information from a sobriety checkpoint held Dec. 4 in Tamaqua. Six local law enforcement departments were represented by 14 officers.
A total of 1,539 vehicles were contacted with 31 detained. Two motorists were tested resulting in one adult DUI arrest. Officers issued 21 traffic citations and issued nine warnings.
Sobriety checkpoints and Roving DUI patrols will also be conducted through Dec. 13 on state routes 61, 183, 901, 209, 309, 443, 895, 125, 25, 924 and 54.
Travelers are reminded to dial 911 if they suspect a drunk driver.
To report underage drinking, call 1-888-UNDER21.
The sobriety checkpoints and Roving DUI patrols are funded through the state Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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1539 people had their Constitutional rights shat upon for what? ONE DUI!?!!? But somehow PennDOT and the NHTSA seem to think that having 14 officers manning a checkpoint to catch one DUI is feasible. There is obviously not a DUI issue and these PIGS are using the "DUI Checkpoint" EXCUSE to detain and harass traveling U.S. citizens. We have the RIGHT to travel and we have the RIGHT to be protected against illegal search and seizure. DO NOT participate in these illegal activities, if you see an illegal checkpoint, TURN AROUND and go home another way.
I WONDER IF YOU WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY AFTER LEAVING YOUR CHILDS FUNERAL, THAT WAS CAUSED BY A DRUNK DRIVER. THINK BEFORE YOU TYPE MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!