Monday, July 18, 2011

St. Tammany checkpoints result in 4 DWI arrests

BUSH — There was one arrest for DWI and another for possession of a schedule II narcotic during a sobriety checkpoint operation between 12:15 and 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning at the intersection of Louisiana 21 and Louisiana 40 at the Fifth Ward School.

Officers of the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop L and St. Tammanay Parish Sheriff's Office operated the checkpoint, as well as another on Highway 41, just north of the intersection with Highway 36 near Pearl River.

In the Bush operation, officers screened 101 vehicles and performed three field sobriety checks.

Near Pearl River, officers screened 147 vehicles, performed five field sobriety tests and arrested three for DWI. Additionally, one driver was charged with possession of marijuana.

The Pearl River operation lasted from 8:15 until 11:55 p.m..

On Friday, troopers working with the Bogalusa Police Department screened 270 vehicles, charged three drivers with DWI and issued a summons to a fourth for what was described as a small amount of marijuana. 

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