University Police on Thursday will conduct the second sobriety checkpoint on Route 1 in less than two weeks, a time frame officials described as uncommon.
Having two checkpoints 13 days apart is “shorter than usual,” police Spokesman Paul Dillon said, though he would not say why police are holding them so close together.
The last university sobriety stop, on Aug. 22, led to eight driving under the influence arrests, Dillon said.
The scheduled stop is part of a regional campaign against drunken driving called Checkpoint Strikeforce. The university usually conducts at least three checkpoints a year in conjunction with the program: one each in the spring, summer and fall semesters, Dillon said.
During a checkpoint, officers block off a lane of the roadway and stop cars to determine if the driver seems to have been drinking. If a driver appears to have been drinking, police may perform a Breathalyzer or other sobriety test.
Thursday’s checkpoint will be held on Route 1 between Campus Drive and Regents Drive, Dillon said, the same location as the previous checkpoint.
Police forces in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia and Washington participate in the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign.
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