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• DUI CHECKPOINT PLANNED IN LOWER MERION MONTGOMERY COUNTY |
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that DUI enforcement will be conducted by TEAM DUI police officers along Route 30 in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County this weekend, starting Friday (September 19).
The planned checkpoint enforcement in Lower Merion is part of the TEAM DUI program to target motorists driving under the influence in Pennsylvania.
TEAM DUI SOUTHEAST PA is comprised of police officers from numerous departments, PennDOT and the Pennsylvania DUI Association.
PennDOT invests about $2.8 million annually into DUI enforcement, which includes funding for approximately 540 sobriety checkpoints around the state.
For repeat DUI offenders, Pennsylvania law requires the use of an ignition interlock device for one year following completion of a license suspension period. The individual is required to pay all program-related costs, which include installation, routine monitoring and maintenance of the device at a service center. These costs generally average around $1,000. Additional fees and fines will be issued if the driver violates the rules.
According to PennDOT statistics, there were 525 alcohol-related highway fatalities in Pennsylvania in 2007, out of 1,491 total highway deaths in the state that year. In southeast Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties), there were 87 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2007, about 27 percent of the 319 total highway deaths in the region.
For more information about PennDOT, visit us through the Pennsylvania Homepage at www.state.pa.us or visit PennDOT directly at www.dot.state.pa.us.
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