The Ventnor City Police Department announced today its plan to use DWI checkpoints in an effort to prevent motorists from driving while intoxicated.
The checkpoints will be funded by Drunk Driving Enforcement Funds, which is money collected by the Municipal Court, as added costs, in addition to fines levied against persons found guilty of driving while intoxicated. Additional funding for the checkpoint has also been made available thru the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Additional officers will be assisting with the checkpoint from allied Atlantic County police departments that have conducted checkpoints throughout the summer under the supervision of the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office.
The checkpoint will be set up in a high visibility area to give potentially intoxicated drivers awareness about the possibility of being detected, which hopefully will discourage them from drinking and driving. Officers who have conducted the checkpoints in previous years have reported that more people are using designated drivers. The checkpoints real success will be when no DWI arrests are made during the checkpoints, as the prevention of drunken driving is the main goal in conducting DWI checkpoints.
