The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office will be taking part in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk and impaired drivers this weekend.
LSO deputies will conduct a high visibility checkpoint from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. on Friday, August 26. The safety checkpoint will be set up on Highway 6 just west 98th Street. Vehicles will be selected in a systematic fashion and the occupants will be checked for signs of alcohol usage.
The sheriff’s office will also increase the number of deputies in marked patrol cars from Saturday through September 4. The additional deputies will concentrate their efforts on traffic law violations and the detection of impaired driving violations from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.
Overtime for the additional deputies working during the crackdown will be paid through a mini-grant funded by the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.