The Pennsylvania State Police's Fern Ridge barracks will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint within its patrol areas for the Labor Day holiday period, Friday through Monday.

The patrol area will include Chestnuthill and Jackson townships in Monroe County and Penn Forest Township in Carbon County.The checkpoint will be conducted in support of the Pennsylvania State Police Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Drunk Driving initiative.The program is designed to effect a reduction of alcohol-related traffic crashes and impaired driving through the use of the sobriety checkpoints.