Tag Archives: DUI Checkpoints in PA
Pittsburgh area DUI checkpoint (roadblock) on Parkway West between Rosslyn Farms and Carnegie
November 23, 2011 by Justin McShane
There is reported to be a DUI roadblock (checkpoint) set up tonight in the Pittsburgh area on Parkway West between Rosslyn Farms and Carnegie. Remember that a DUI roadblock is presumptively illegal unless certain legal requirements are met.
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There is reported to be a DUI roadblock (checkpoint) set up tonight on Burmont and township line tonight in Drexel Hill, PA. Please remember that it is illegal to avoid a checkpoint and you cannot be stopped simply for lawfully driving and avoiding one.
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Police in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are looking to set up DUI checkpoints in the Park. Please remember that a DUI in a National Park administrated area is treated as a federal offense.
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PennDOT as well as state and local police across Pennsylvania will be taking part in a new initiative called “Operation Safe Holiday”. This will comprise of more seatbelt check and certainly more DUI checkpoints on Pennsylvania roadways. Thanksgiving is always one of the busiest times of the year for DUI checkpoints because of the high [...]
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I recently came across some statistics about DUI arrests in York County: York County ranks seventh in Pa. DUI arrests York County had one of the highest rates of DUI arrests in the state from 2008-10. But authorities aren’t sure whether that means the number of people who decided to drive under the influence is [...]
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Fed up with the oppression of English colonial rule, our founding fathers fought to create a nation based on freedom, equality and liberty. They found the concept of liberty to be so important, that the founding fathers created the Bill of Rights which details the rights of the citizens of our country. The Fourth Amendment [...]
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CHECK BACK HERE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT ROADBLOCKS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT There is a DUI roadblock at Nottingham Fire Department, 3420 Street Road, Bensalem, Pa 19020 Pittsburgh DUI roadblock spotted near or on the Birmingham Bridge: Another report of a major DUI checkpoint in Pittsburgh with rows of officers set up headed into the Waterfront from [...]
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DUI are cases are very complex. Most of the time, the only evidence is the opinion of a bias police officer and a reading from a blood or breath test. Unfortunately, this opinion evidence coupled with bad technology leads to far too many false DUI arrests. Here as an excellent editorial on the causes for [...]
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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has rolled out a sparkling new ad campaign which you will surely be bombarded with over Pennsylvania’s airways. The ad campaign costs over $14 million dollars with millions more supporting the “crackdowns” all over the country. Additionally, the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has provided the state police and and [...]
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This weekend as Americans celebrate our independence and liberty, Pennsylvania State Police is planning on infringing on your rights through DUI checkpoints. While the constitution protects us from unreasonable search and seizure, DUI checkpoints violate those rights who many people gave their lives for. This holiday weekend, police will be setting up DUI checkpoints on [...]
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