Posts Tagged ‘sobriety checkpoint’
State Police Announce New Sobriety Checkpoint for Friday, May 14, 2010
The Massachusetts State Police have announced that a “sobriety checkpoint” will be implemented on a secondary state highway on Friday, March 26, 2010 into Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Worcester County.
The State Police often team up with local law enforcement when operating the checkpoints, which may utilize over a dozen officers at a time as well as mobile breath testing equipment. Many of these roadblocks are part of the nationwide “Over The Limit, Under Arrest” mobilization, for which state and federal grant money is used to fund police overtime, equipment and education.
In 2009, the constitutionality of these checkpoints was again called into question, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected the challenge. However, the police must strictly comply with the many requirements that the Court has outlined, and the failure to do so may result in the exclusion of all evidence obtained against a defendant.
If you are arrested following a roadblock or “sobriety checkpoint,” contact an attorney who knows how to defend these cases successfully. Call Brooks & Crowley LLP at 781-251-0555.
Massachusetts State Police Announce a Second DUI Checkpoint for April 24, 2010
On Friday, April 23, the Massachusetts State Police just announced a second DUI roadblock for this coming weekend. This sobriety checkpoint will take place at various hours beginning Saturday, April 24, 2010 and continuing into Sunday, April 25, 2010. While the previously-announced roadblock will take place somewhere in Middlesex County, this recently-announced one will be in Essex County. Essex County is made up of cities and towns north of Boston, from Amesbury and Danvers to Gloucester and Marblehead.