Safety and Sobriety Checkpoint Hosted by the Tallahassee Police Department
October 28, 2019
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 the Tallahassee Police Department will be hosting a safety and sobriety checkpoint in Tallahassee. The checkpoint will run from 11:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. and will be in the 2500 block of West Tharpe Street. The checkpoint will be in honor of Samuel Brooks Rogers who was killed by a drunk driver on West Tharpe Street in Tallahassee on October 30, 2011. Mr. Rogers was a lifelong Tallahassee resident and a senior at Florida State University at the time of his death.
Safety and sobriety checkpoints are used for the purpose of detecting drivers who are too impaired to operate a motor vehicle, vehicles with faulty equipment, and those drivers operating a vehicle without a valid license. The checkpoint will be well marked by signage, marked patrol vehicles, and uniformed officers. The operation is designed to have a minimal impact on traffic flow and to save lives.
“The Tallahassee Police Department reminds you, "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over".
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