The
Lehi Police Department will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on SR 145 MM
4.4 (600 East Pioneer Crossing) beginning Friday, May 24, at approximately 9 p.m.
and ending on Saturday, May 25, no later than 2 a.m.
The
primary purpose of this checkpoint is to enforce Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5
of the Utah State Code Annotated (more specifically to inspect, verify, or
detect drivers that may be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs).
Additionally, the Lehi Police Department wants to raise the level of public
awareness and inform citizens of the efforts that are being used to identify
and apprehend impaired drivers and to create a deterrent effect through
increased enforcement activity.
Drivers
suspected of impairment will be given roadside standardized field sobriety
tests to determine impairment levels and confirmed impaired drivers will be
arrested. Drivers not identified as impaired will be allowed to proceed with minimal
delay.
While some motorists may be slightly
inconvenienced by this checkpoint, citizens’ patience and cooperation will
assist in this important safety effort.
