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WEEKEND REPORT

Media Relations Dept.
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Sunday, October 14,2018
Distribution: All Media

Road Sobriety Checkpoints Data: Friday Night Until Sunday Morning

Road sobriety checkpoints Friday night into early Saturday morning ended with 4 impaired drivers arrested - 3 failed the alco-analyser test and 1 refused to take it. Another 3 people were arrested on warrants.

Road sobriety checkpoints Saturday night into early Sunday morning ended with 0 impaired drivers detected. However, one person was arrested for impaired driving outside of a checkpoint after an off duty police officer called to report an erratic driver. That driver failed the alco-analyser test.

Road sobriety checkpoints will continue tonight (Sunday, October 14th) in Paget, Pembroke and Devonshire.

Members of the public are urged not to drive under the influence.

The Bermuda Police Service thanks the motoring public for their patience and cooperation while the road sobriety checkpoints are in operation.


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department