State police have reserved 10 troopers for the task, besides the 10 troopers already assigned to patrol the area. Authorities have secured a search warrant through the attorney general's office to perform the inspections. A representative from the county attorney's office will be present at the scene. The checkpoint is made possible through grant funding from the state highway safety agency. In March, police arrested five people at an Islington Street DUI checkpoint.
Police say the checkpoint is an effective tool to provide for public safety.
The numbers of fatalities as the result of alcohol related crashes decreased from the previous year. In related news, on May 15 in Rockingham County Superior Court, a Massachusetts man was sentenced to six to 12 years in state prison stemming from a drunk driving crash. Judge Patricia Coffey presided over the case. In addition to prison time, Usselman lost his driver's license indefinitely and must complete the Summit House substance abuse program prior to his release from prison, the penalty recommended by the county attorney's office. Usselman, intoxicated at the time of the crash, rammed three cars off Route 101 when he swerved into oncoming traffic.