Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Lake and other area counties

A new year of sobriety checkpoints begins as the South Dakota Department of Public Safety plans to hold checkpoints in 15 different counties during the month of January.

In our area, checkpoints are scheduled in Lake, Minnehaha, and Davison counties.  Other counties where checkpoints will be held include:  Brown, Brule, Butte, Clay, Day, Fall River, Jones, Lawrence, Meade, Spink, Stanley, and Walworth.

The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage people to not drink and drive. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help of local law enforcement.

 

January 3, 2023