Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Tuesday (Cinco de Mayo)

4/30/2015



April 30, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Metro police officers will staff a sobriety checkpoint beginning in the late night hours of Tuesday, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo) on 8th Avenue South in the vicinity of South Street.



The police department strongly urges persons who attend Cinco de Mayo celebrations to do so responsibly, and to not drink and drive.



Extra-duty officers being paid through a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Office will coordinate enforcement activities Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and will complement DUI Unit and precinct-based officers in looking for impaired and/or aggressive motorists.





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