DUI checkpoints are set to be in place

Staff Report

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, along with other law enforcement agencies, will be working an upcoming “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to combat impaired driving. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Administration has rewarded the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office with a grant to conduct DUI patrols within the parish. The sheriff’s department will be conducting DUI patrols utilizing this grant. There will be a safety checkpoint for impaired drivers set up somewhere in Evangeline Parish on Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26, from 8 p.m. until 4 a.m.
In 2021, more than 40 percent of the motor vehicle crashes in Louisiana were alcohol related. Operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol or other impairing substances remains a major cause of vehicle crashes, serious injuries and fatalities in Louisiana. All law enforcement officers work diligently throughout the year to identify impaired drivers and get them off our roadways.
This will be the second year the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s office will be participating in the campaign. “We are very excited to be teaming up with other law enforcement agencies across the state, making the roadways safer for the residents of Evangeline Parish, the department said in a release.
Sheriff Charles Guillory would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable year and said, “Remember if you are going to drink, have a designated driver.”