Elyria Post — Elyria , Ohio
For Immediate Release: July
24, 2003
Contact: Lt. Tony Bradshaw (614) 752-2792
Contact :Lt. Chris Zurcher
(440) 365-5045
ELYRIA – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Elyria Post, in conjunction with the Lorain Police Department and the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, announced today that a sobriety checkpoint will be held from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. tonight on State Route 57 in the City of Lorain.
Lt. Chris Zurcher said that sobriety checkpoints are designed to encourage those who will be consuming alcoholic beverages to plan for a designated driver or to make other arrangements.
“We want to discourage potential drinking drivers. That is our ultimate goal. However, the checkpoint is designed to remove impaired drivers from the road and that is what we intend to do,” Lt. Zurcher said.
Support in conducting tonight’s sobriety checkpoint will be provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation.
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