DUI Checkpoints

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Variety checkpoints are a powerful tool utilized by South Carolina law enforcement professionals to detect and deter impaired driving. Drivers who move through a sobriety checkpoint or drunk driving roadblock will need to briefly interact with law enforcement officers...

There are typically three situations that lead to driving under the influence (DUI) arrests in South Carolina. The first is when a crash occurred. Police officers frequently perform chemical testing after a wreck to determine if either driver was under the influence...

Anyone in South Carolina can run into a sobriety checkpoint on any given day. The law enforcement officers set up these checkpoints to identify impaired drivers and prevent them from causing serious accidents. If you drive regularly, especially at night, chances are...

People get arrested every day in South Carolina for drunk driving offenses. Some of them get stopped individually by police officers due to erratic driving. Others cause crashes, either with other vehicles or just involving their own car.    However, some impaired...

You may already have big plans for the 4th of July. Perhaps you want to take a trip with your family out of South Carolina or maybe you just want to go to the beach to see fireworks in your favorite resort town. You may have taken a leave of absence from work so that...

No one wants to be stopped for no reason, which is one reason why DUI checkpoints make some drivers feel frustrated. A DUI checkpoint slows down traffic and makes people wait while officers decide if they want to give them breath tests. If you're new to driving, or if...

The police officers working in South Carolina want to reduce the number of drunk driving crashes, which claim hundreds of lives each year, and they will often take drastic steps to enforce the law and keep the public safe. So-called sobriety or DUI checkpoints are one...

When you're driving and see a sobriety checkpoint up ahead, you might wish you could do anything you could to avoid it. It takes time to get through one, and there's no guarantee that the officer won't stop you. If you've had a drink or two, even if you're not too...