Some regions of Arizona pay close attention to drunk driving. Cochise County is just one region of the Grand Canyon state that is taking on new initiatives to stop people from driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
As reported in the Douglas Dispatch, the Cochise County Sheriffs Office will be conducting DUI checkpoints at various locations this weekend, on April 3-4. Along with checkpoints, the county’s Southeastern Arizona DUI Task Force will be conducting saturation patrols. With funding from the Governors Office of Highway Safety, law enforcers in Cochise County are trying to reinforce the seriousness of drinking and driving.
“Through the increased patrols, efforts will be made to deter the impaired driver and reduce alcohol-related collisions in hopes of saving lives,” Carol Capas of the Cochise County Sheriffs Office said in a statement.
The Southeastern DUI Task Force is expecting a lot of drunk drivers and partiers this weekend because of the Easter holiday. The taskforce also had a DUI crackdown during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, which resulted in more than 150 traffic stops and 51 citations, according to The Sierra Vista Herald.
Arizona DUI attorneys point out that sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols can sometimes lead to a wrongful DUI arrest because even law enforcers must go through strict procedures when conducting a checkpoint. For example, when an officer asks to search a car, you are not legally obligated to say “yes.” You also have the right to refuse participation in field sobriety tests. For more information about DUI laws, visit our Related Resource pages.
Related Resources:
- What Are The Constitutional Constraints on Roadblocks? (FindLaw)
- Field Sobriety Tests and Sobriety Checkpoints (FindLaw)
- Find an Arizona DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
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