The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is partnering with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma City Police Department, Midwest City Police Department, and the Del City Police Department to conduct a checkpoint and saturation patrols in the county.
The checkpoint will begin at 11 PM and last until 1 AM on Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Aug. 26. During this time, officers from the surrounding towns will be increasing patrols to be on the lookout for impaired drivers.
There is absolutely no reason for impaired driving collisions to happen. If you are drinking, have a plan to get home safe.
In 2017, 656 people were killed in crashes in Oklahoma; almost half of those (324) were killed in drug/alcohol-related crashes. This is up from 43 percent killed in drug/alcohol-related crashes in 2016 in Oklahoma.
Everyone is highly encouraged to find a safe ride by calling a sober driver, using a cab, Uber, Lyft or any other ride-share service. Better yet, have a designated driver. Have fun and enjoy life, but do not, under any circumstances, drive while impaired by alcohol or any other substance. The cost is too high. Let’s ENDUI.
The media is invited to attend this checkpoint to help us raise awareness about the impaired driving problem in Oklahoma. Interviews with members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol will be available. To coordinate times, locations, and interviews, please email [email protected].
The ENDUI enforcement team coordinates multi-jurisdictional events on a regular basis, including sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. These efforts are needed to impact Oklahoma’s impaired driving problem across the state. The locations of these activities are driven by data from the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and by local request.
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