PANAMA CITY — The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting a Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint on Sept. 26 from 8 p.m. to midnight.
The checkpoint will be on U.S. 98 east of Martin Luther King Boulevard. There will be about 25 uniformed officers participating, as well as support personnel from the Emerald Coast MADD Chapter.
During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on-site. Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.
Through the use of Roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoints, FHP hopes to merge public education and enforcement to achieve a reduction in the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers.