LIHU‘E — There were eight traffic fatalities on Kaua‘i all of last year, and nine already this year, statistics called “alarming” by the Kaua‘i Police Department. So, in an effort to ensure no further roadway carnage, sobriety checkpoints were planned
LIHU‘E — There were eight traffic fatalities on Kaua‘i all of last year, and nine already this year, statistics called “alarming” by the Kaua‘i Police Department.
So, in an effort to ensure no further roadway carnage, sobriety checkpoints were planned this weekend to keep drunk and drugged drivers off the roads, a county press release states.
“These statistics are alarming,” said Lt. Mark Scribner of KPD’s Traffic Safety Unit.
“We urge everyone to please drive safely.”
Throughout Halloween weekend, sobriety checkpoints were set up at various locations around the island, and police were checking for those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as well as other traffic violations, he said.
Scribner hoped that the checkpoints would help keep drunk drivers and those high on drugs off the streets.
“We want to make our roads as safe as possible for the community, and checkpoints have proven to serve as a deterrent,” he said.
