The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, August 18, 2017 near the intersection of North Saint Joseph Avenue and Buchanan Road.
The Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department and Indiana State Police participated. A total of 148 vehicles were diverted from North Saint Joseph Avenue into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm to 2:00am. A total of two (2) motorists were arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated, either after entering the checkpoint or after being stopped for a traffic violation before the checkpoint.
Additionally, four (4) motorists were taken off the road after testing higher than .06 BrAC (but less than the legal limit of .08) on a portable breath test. Those motorists were allowed to call a friend to pick them up or take a cab ride home.
Funding for local sobriety checkpoint operations is provided by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA).
Previously:Â DUI Checkpoint this Weekend in Support of Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Blitz
ARRESTED:
Evan Allen Weinzapful (pictured above), 24, of Evansville. Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated as a Class A Misdemeanor (.175 BrAC) (Evansville Police Department)
John Alan Robertson (pictured above), 38, of Evansville. Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated as a Class A Misdemeanor (.178 BrAC) (Indiana State Police)
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
-END-
