..08.08.08 checkpoint nets 7 DUIs

The Governor’s Highway Safety Program works hard with Law Enforcement Agencies across the state to make the roadways of North Carolina safe for the motoring public.

The summer months are always packed full of highway safety campaigns due to the increased motorists on our roads.. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program had an exciting opportunity for law enforcement agencies to work toward eliminating impaired driving.

The Governor’s Highway Safety Program chose the date of Friday, August 8, 2008 to send a message to North Carolina motorists that drinking and driving will not be tolerated in our state. A way to send this message is that August 8, 2008 (as written ..08.08.08) correlates with the state’s blood-alcohol DWI limit of .08. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program would like to seize this opportunity and blanket the state with a night of checkpoints across the state.

This incentive was taken to heart by the Henderson Police Department to make motoring in and around the city safe for our citizens and visiting motorist. The Henderson Police Department in conjunction with the North Carolina Highway Patrol (Troop C/District 4) conducted a Driving While Impaired checkpoint at the intersection of Raleigh Road (US# 1) and Miriam Street. The checkpoint was held between 9:00 pm and 01:00 am. The checkpoint yielded the following charges and arrest:

Driving While Impaired – 7

Revoked License – 11

Inspection Violation – 22

Seat Belt – 3

Child Passenger Seat – 7

No Operator’s License – 10

Registration Violation – 3

Helmet Violation – 1

Open Container – 2

Carry Conceal Weapon – 1

Possess Stolen Property – 1

No Insurance – 1