VENTNOR - The Ventnor City Police Department plans to hold DWI checkpoints this summer season in an effort to prevent motorists from driving while intoxicated.
The checkpoint will be funded by the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund, which is money collected by the Municipal Court in addition to fines levied against those found guilty of driving while intoxicated. Additional funding for the checkpoint has also been made available through the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Additional officers from other Atlantic County police departments will be assisting with the checkpoints under the supervision of the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office.
The checkpoints will be set up in a high visibility area to give the impression of a greater risk to the intoxicated driver of being detected, which will hopefully discourage persons from drinking and driving.
Officers who have conducted the checkpoints in previous years have reported that more people are using designated drivers. The checkpoints' real success will be when no DWI arrests are made during the checkpoints, as the prevention of drunken driving is the main goal in conducting DWI checkpoints, police said.
