New Years Eve DUI Checkpoint expected in Columbia County
The Florida Highway Patrol will be checking out drivers on New Year's Eve at a checkpoint along Highway 90 in Columbia County. In what the FHP calls a "Comprehensive Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint," troopers will be stationed along the highway checking for impaired drivers, people with no license and vehicles that aren't safe.
Firstcoastnews.com says nearly 23,000 alcohol-related crashes happened statewide in 2007. In Columbia County alone, 11 fatal crashes were attributed to alcohol.
Sobriety checkpoints have different constitutional requirements than a traditional stop-- like for example, when a person gets pulled over for speeding. Police are requred to follow strict procedures when implementing a checkpoint and failure to abide by those policies can render a checkpoint stop illegal.
If you or a family member has been arrested for DUI in Columbia County, DUI defense attorney Jason M. Melton can help. Please call us at 866-608-5529 for a consultation.
