The state’s Office of Highway Safety says there have now been almost 4,000 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
Last week, 98 people in the First State were pulled over for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs. Three were arrested at DUI checkpoints in New Castle County.
The arrests were made as part of “Checkpoint Strikeforce,” a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders by using high visibility enforcement.
The campaign is a six month long effort coordinated by the Delaware Office of Highway Safety.
With just a few weeks left in 2015, this year’s DUI arrest total is 3,937. It was 4,086 in 2014.
DUI checkpoints are scheduled to take place in Newark this weekend.
The program officers say that if you are going out and plan on drinking, you can text TAXI to 99000 for a list of cabs - as an alternative to getting behind the wheel.
