Warrick County – Sunday evening, September 2, Indiana State Police and Warrick County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on SR 261 at Vann Road near Castle High School.  Between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., officers checked 80 drivers that passed through the checkpoint and didn’t find any impaired drivers.  Three drivers were administered field sobriety tests and passed.  Troopers also issued two traffic tickets and three warnings.

Indiana State Police will be conducting another sobriety checkpoint Monday night in Warrick County.  The exact location or time will not be released. Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through a checkpoint.

Troopers encourage all motorists to call 911 or the closest Indiana State Police Post when they observe another motorist that may be impaired.  Be prepared to give a description of the vehicle, location and direction of travel.

The Indiana State Police are committed to traffic safety and will continue to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to apprehend impaired drivers and to deter others from drinking and driving.
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