The Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Belfast has announced a DUI checkpoint that will be conducted between Dec. 17 and Dec. 19 within Northampton County.

A sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety checkpoint where troopers systematically stop vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for articulable facts and/or behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug impairment.

As part of Selective Traffic Enforcement Against Drunk Drivers, each PSP Troop conducts sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols within their respective command areas with the goal of reducing the number of alcohol and drug related fatal and serious crashes.

The Pennsylvania State Police is committed to maintaining a safe environment for the motoring public. This sobriety checkpoint is intended to achieve this goal.