SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS / DUI PATROLS / ARRESTS
PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police participates in PennDOT’s Western Alliance/Team DUI program. Western Alliance/Team DUI consists of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Pennsylvania State Police and numerous local departments that conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols across Western Pennsylvania.
The City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted roving DUI patrols the weekend of March 13, 2010. These activities will occur between the hours of 1800 and 0400 through out the city of Pittsburgh in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Members of the Pittsburgh DUI Task Force took the following enforcement action during these patrols:
Traffic Stops: 77
Traffic Citations issued: 44
Traffic warnings issued: 29
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Administered: 14
DUI Arrests: 8
Other Arrests: 6
Vehicles towed: 3
Officers also responded to 18 fight calls on the South Side, 3 motor vehicle crashes and 1 jumper on the Liberty Bridge to assist the Zone officers.
The Checkpoints and Roving Patrols are effective tools to help remove impaired drivers from our highways. It is the City of Pittsburgh’s DUI Task Force goal to reduce the number of DUI related incidents and make the highways a safer place for all the residents of Pittsburgh and anyone who visits the area.
For additional information contact Sgt. Donnelly at Zone 6 / SDD at 412-937-3051.
Address/Location
Pittsburgh Police Department Headquarters
1202 Western Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
