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by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 07:44 AM
(Hopewell Twp, Pa.) Beaver County’s Highway Safety Task Force will be conducting sobriety checkpoints , and or roving patrols and mobile awareness checkpoints throughout Beaver County this weekend and next weekend in support of the state’s Halloween Impaired Driving Enforcement initiative, according to Task Force Coordinator Hopewell Township Detective Greg Durkos. The checkpoints and roving patrols will be conducted at undisclosed locations throughout the county Durkos said. He said the patrols are to keep roads safe, save lives and reduce DUI crashes. Drivers are advised to drink responsibly, assign designated drivers or make alternate arrangements to get home safely.
Detective Durkos said, :Seat Belt use is your best defense in any crash, the task force reminds all drivers to always buckle up. 19 police departments in the county are members of the task force.