The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced that sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 14 counties throughout the month of August. These checkpoints are designed to deter impaired driving and promote public safety.
The counties included in the checkpoints are Beadle, Brown, Codington, Fall River, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lyman, Minnehaha, Moody, Pennington, Roberts, Sanborn, and Yankton.
Funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety, the South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct the checkpoints in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies.
Officials emphasize that impaired driving is never acceptable, regardless of whether a checkpoint is scheduled in a particular county. Drivers are urged to designate a sober driver or utilize alternative transportation options if they have consumed alcohol or drugs.
The Office of Highway Safety and the Highway Patrol are divisions of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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