Port St. Joe Police Department DUI Sobriety Check Points

The Port St. Joe Police Department is commited to promoting safety for all citizens. Port St. Joe Police Department's goal is to ensure everyone using the highway and roadway system may do so safely and to provide deterent for those who violate laws. Enforcement is a tool to facilitate the achievement of this safety. Recognizing that alcohol is consistently involved in many crashes resulting in a fatality mandates unwavering attention. Reducing death and injury associatedwith impaired drivers is one of the most important objectives. The State of Florida, Gulf County and the City of Port St. Joe provide the roadway as a benefit to the public at large. Accordingly, these agencies seek to safeguard all drivers through the use of a non-intrusive checkpoint to detect and remove impaired drivers from the road.

The use of the Roadside Safety Checkpoint, public education and enforcement are combined to achieve and enhance the reduction in deaths and injuries caused by impaired vehicle operators. These law enforcment agencies are dedicated to aggressive DUI law enforcement. Zero tolerance of DUI continues to be top priority in traffic law enforcement.

The Port St Joe Police Department will be conducting DUI Sobriety Checkpoints on Hwy. 98, Hwy. 22, and Hwy. 71 throughout this year in effort to maintain a safe driving environment for all drivers.