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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) The Beaver County Highway Safety Task Force has begun conducting sobriety checkpoints , and or roving patrols and mobile awareness checkpoints  throughout Beaver County  this weekend and throughout the St.  Patrick’s Day celebrations. The  enforcement is in support of the state’s Impaired Driving  Enforcement Initiative. Checkpoints and/ or roving patrols will be conducted at undisclosed locations throughout the county to keep roads safe, save lives and reduce DUI crashes.
Hopewell Township Police Detective Greg Durkos  is the county’s Impaired Driving. Enforcement Initiative. He reminds drivers  to drink responsibly , assign designated drivers or make alternate arrangements to get home safely.