Driving Laws, DUI and Crime on the Road

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office held a ‘Booze It and Lose It’ checkpoint Friday night November 21, on Freeman Mill Road near the Coliseum Blvd Intersection.  The checkpoint ran from 11 PM Friday until 3:00 AM Saturday, and produced the following charges:

DWI: 10
Driving While License Revoked: 18
No Operator’s License: 14
Inspection Violation: 4
Registration Violation: 19
Other Traffic Violations: 114
Wanted Persons Apprehended: 1
Misdemeanor Charges; 4
Vehicles Seized: 2

Approximately forty law enforcement officers participated in this effort from five agencies: UNCG Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, and NC State Highway Patrol.

The Governor’s Highway Safety Program designated the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office to be the coordinating agency for all ‘Booze It and Lose It’ checkpoints in Guilford County.  Sheriff BJ Barnes appointed Sgt. Mark Busam to coordinate this effort with other law enforcement agencies.  Each checkpoint is a planned event that utilizes the ‘B.A.T. Mobile’ (Breath Alcohol Testing), provided by North Carolina Forensic Tests for Alcohol (FTA).  Inside, individuals are breath tested, and a Magistrate holds court to determine probable cause for offenses presented.  Individuals unable to meet the Magistrate’s conditions for release are transported to jail by the Sheriff’s Office at the end of the night.  Members of MADD and PUSH were present and provided drinking water, soft drinks, and food for law enforcement.
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