Haverford Police To Have DUI Checkpoints Saturday Night

According to a press release to the media, the will conduct roving DUI checkpoints Saturday night, Sept. 3.

The press release did not specify at which times or locations the check points will be set up.

The police department is part of the Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce, which includes five other municipalities—Haverford, Marple, Newtown, Radnor and Springfield.

"The purpose of the Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce is to save lives on the roadways and reduce injuries by aggressively enforcing DUI laws. Sobriety checkpoints are a proactive visual deterrent while also removing impaired drivers; roving patrols are traffic details with the main goals to spot and stop possible impaired drivers before they can cause harm to innocent unsuspecting motorists traveling on our roadways," the press release stated.

The press release also stated the taskforce has charged 61 drivers for DUI, "issued 23 citations for underage drinking and 329 citations and 265 warnings for other motor vehicle violations."

Please come back to the Haverford-Havertown Patch for any updates regarding the DUI checkpoint.