UPDATED: First DUI Checkpoint in Delaware Since 2019 –

UPDATED – 09/13/24 – Delaware State Police and local law enforcement and the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) held the first DUI Checkpoint since 2019 last weekend. The checkpoint was held in the Milford area and officials at OHS say 340 vehicles went through the checkpoint between 10pm and 2am. There were 4 arrests for DUI, 1 wanted person was arrested and 1 was arrested on drug charges. There were five people cited for traffic offenses.

09/04/24 DUI Checkpoint results / Image courtesy OHS

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ORIGINAL STORY – 09/04/24 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), Delaware State Police, and local law enforcement are partnering to conduct a DUI Checkpoint this Friday, September 6th in the Milford area. Officers will be looking for signs of impairment. This is the first DUI Checkpoint in Delaware since 2019. The use of checkpoints was curtailed during COVID. The reestablishment of checkpoints aims to reduce impaired fatalities and serious injury crashes in the state as well as to get impaired drivers off Delaware roadways and keep the public safe.