Sobriety Checkpoint and Patrols Planned for Comanche County

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety sent this bulletin at 08/14/2018 12:14 PM CDT

Sobriety Checkpoint and Patrols Planned for Comanche County

To kick off the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, law enforcement in Comanche County will come together to conduct a sobriety checkpoint and high-visibility patrols.

The checkpoint and patrols will take place on Friday, Aug. 17 in the Lawton area. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will be joined by the Lawton Police Department and the Comanche County Sheriff's Office to conduct these activities.

During a similar checkpoint in Lawton in early July, four DUI arrests were made with one being alcohol-related, two were driving under the influence of marijuana, and another was under the influence of more than one drug.

During the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, law enforcement from across the state and the United States will be stepping up enforcement efforts to get impaired drivers off the roads.

There is absolutely no reason for impaired driving collisions to happen. If you are drinking, have a plan to get home safe.

FOR RELEASE

August 14, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT

Trooper Nathaniel Mackey
Nathaniel.Mackey@dps.ok.gov
(508) 919-3325

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 cody.mcdonell@dps.ok.gov.

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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The ENDUI Oklahoma program is a program of the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and is funded through impaired driving grants from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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