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Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 5:29 p.m.
Checkpoint scheduled
Motorists traveling Friday night on a portion of Blue Diamond Road should expect to be stopped by police operating a sobriety checkpoint.
Metro Police’s traffic bureau will be conducting the checkpoint from 7 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday on Blue Diamond west of Decatur Boulevard, said Metro Detective Scott Lang. All vehicles will be stopped, and officers will ask drivers if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
If officers have any reason to be suspect the driver is impaired, they will administer a standard sobriety test, Lang said. Drivers found to have a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit will be arrested for driving under the influence.
Officers will also be traveling along Blue Diamond Road in search of traffic violations as part of the nighttime operation, he said.
In 2010, alcohol-impaired driving accounted for 10,228 U.S. fatalities and nearly one in three highway deaths, according to a Metro news release issued Tuesday. Those 10,000-plus deaths in a year’s time are the equivalent of one fatality every 51 minutes. More than two-thirds of drunk driving fatalities involved a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or higher. In Nevada, for most drivers the legal blood alcohol concentration limit is .08 percent.
The checkpoint is taking place on Blue Diamond Road because of the frequency of impaired driving in that area, Lang said. There have been 61 incidents of impaired driving on Blue Diamond Road from the Jan. 1 to July 23 in 2012.
Along with alcohol, drivers have been found under the influence of prescription drugs, methamphetamine, marijuana and other illegal drugs.
Officers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Police and Henderson Police Department will also be participating in the event.
I know they always tell, but for the life of me i think it would be better to not give the exact location. Seriously folks drunks may be drunk but they know how to go a different way home.
It Usually Happens Sorta Like This..."Have You Been Drinking Or Using Illegal Substances To Night Sir?". "No Ossifer". Bag O' Weed Falls Out The Guy's Pocket Randomly. Where Upon A Small Bag O' Tweak Was Found Hidden In The Suspect's Wallet. He Also Was'nt Insured...On And On..Another Typical Ramdom PREWARNED Location.There Will Allways Be Some Sort Of Pre Destined Amount Of "Intelligence Challenged Drivers" Going To Be Making Metro's Stupidest Bust List. I Guarantee There On The Front Of The Sun's Webpage.....Soon. There IS Going The Be That Special MORON..You Watch..Local Or Tourist This Time? M.E.O.W.
Don't put up with these clowns. Here's how to handle it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILqc0DMh8...
doesnt do any good if you dont put them closer to a casino