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8361 2009-06-19 Troop L Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for Tonight in Washington Parish
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOP L- NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

June 19, 2009
Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for Tonight in Washington Parish

Louisiana State Police Troop L announced that a DWI Checkpoint will be held tonight, June 19, 2009. The DWI Checkpoint will be conducted on LA 10 at the intersection of Section Line Road in Washington Parish. The DWI Checkpoint will begin at approximately 10 P.M. and will be manned by Franklinton Police Department, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Louisiana State Police Troop L.

Every year on the highways across the state of Louisiana, numerous people are killed or seriously injured because of an impaired driver. Sobriety checkpoints are an effective enforcement tool because they serve as a deterrent to impaired and drunken driving. The task of stopping these impaired drivers is a joint effort of law enforcement agencies and the public. We need the public to assist by not allowing someone to leave their house as an impaired driver and reporting possible impaired drivers to their local police stations. The State Police number to call is *LSP or (*577) on your cell phone.
Alcohol or Drugs, Impairment is Impairment! Drive Impaired Get Arrested"
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Remember, the only designated driver is the person who has had NO ALCOHOL.

Contact Information:
S/T Louis Calato
Public Affairs Unit
Louisiana State Police – Troop L
Office: (985) 893-6250
Louis.Calato@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org
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