RENO COUNTY — Deputies with the Reno County Sheriff's Office as well as Troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol conducted a sobriety checkpoint in the 9800 block of south Yoder Road, Hutchinson, KS on September 24, 2021.
These checkpoints are designed to identify impaired drivers and remove them from the state's roadways. Those motorists suspected of intoxication were given a set of field sobriety tests. All motorists who failed were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
A total of 250 vehicles were stopped between the hours of 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM the next morning. Of the 12 individuals who were tested for suspicions of DUI, none were arrested.
The intent is to reduce injury crashes and fatalities attributed to alcohol and drug use. Periodic checkpoints will be set up throughout the year at potentially high crash locations.