HEADS UP: Police DUI Checkpoints

The following is a list of DUI checkpoints set up this weekend from the Skokie Police Department -

Today, the Skokie Police Department announced its late-night plans for the 2011 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Impaired Driving Crackdown. The intensified enforcement effort against the overwhelming number of late-night impaired drivers and safety belt violators underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths occurring during late-night hours.

According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the midnight to 3 a.m. timeframe is the deadliest time on Illinois roadways. Not coincidentally, the data also shows this time of day has the highest percentage of alcohol involvement and the lowest safety belt usage rate.

Often times motor vehicle deaths are a direct result of alcohol and because of this several DUI roadside safety checkpoints will take place in the early morning hours during the upcoming weeks.  Too often people suffer tragic injuries and the loss of a loved one as a result of this serious crime.   The dates, times, and locations of these checkpoints are as follows:

• Friday, August 19 – 20, 2011, 11:15 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.,

        5005 Dempster St., Skokie IL

• Tuesday, August 23 – 24, 2011, 11:15 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.,

        8700 McCormick Blvd, Skokie IL

• Tuesday, August 30 – 31, 2011, 11:15 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.,

        8700 Skokie Blvd, Skokie IL

• Sunday, September 04 – 05, 2011, 11:15 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.,

        5200 Touhy Ave., Skokie IL