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Hollis Police Department
Sobriety Checkpoint – Press Release
September 8, 2015

Hollis, NH – As a result of the increasing incidents of drinking and driving, the Hollis Police Department applied for, and was granted, a Superior Court Petition to conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint. The “Sobriety Checkpoint” is the most effective method of detecting and apprehending the impaired operator.
The program, approved by the NH Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides federal highway safety funds to support these checkpoints, which will be conducted in Hollis.
A review of records has shown that the use of alcohol by individuals who operator motor vehicles has resulted in an alarming number of deaths and personal injury accidents. Therefore, in an effort to maintain safe roads in Hollis, the Hollis Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Town of Hollis between the dates of September 8th to September 14, 2015.
The purpose of the Sobriety Checkpoint is to detect and apprehend the impaired driver. Hollis Police Chief James Sartell has taken an aggressive stance to prevent persons from driving while intoxicated. New Hampshire has some of the most aggressive laws in the country to fight the intoxicated driver and the law enforcement community will use those tools to their full extent.