DUI Checkpoint, Alcohol Saturation Held in Southeast North Dakota

The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Dickey County Sheriff’s Office conducted a DUI checkpoint in Dickey County on July 13 and saturation patrols were conducted in Logan and McIntosh counties on July 14. Seventeen vehicles were stopped at the checkpoint and no citations were issued. During the saturation patrol, 23 citations were issued to include 2 open container citations, 1 DUI, and 6 drug charges. The goal of alcohol enforcement saturation is to remove impaired drivers from roadways. High visibility enforcement is one element of a collaborative effort to help meet the goal of zero motor vehicle fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads.