HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) has announced that officers will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints during the July 4 weekend.
The department tells News 19 that the Huntsville Police Department’s DUI Task Force will conduct the checkpoints. If you are stopped at a traffic safety checkpoint be prepared to present your driver’s license, proof of insurance, and vehicle registration to officers.
HPD says that the checkpoints help deter impaired driving and encourage drivers to obey all traffic laws to keep everyone safe on the roads.
According to HPD, the DUI Task Force uses data from the National Alabama Highway Safety Office (NAHSO), which has identified more than 50 traffic crash hotspots across the area.
Officers could conduct checkpoints at one or more of these locations:
- Jordan Lane/Sparkman Drive
- Mastin Lake Road/Pulaski Pike
- Bankhead Parkway/Douglas Lane
- Cecil Ashburn Drive/Old Big Cove Road
- Church St./Pratt Ave.
- Clinton Ave./Monroe St.
- University Drive/Old Monrovia Road
- University Drive/Research Park Blvd.
If you suspect a driver is impaired, please contact HPD’s non-emergency line at (256)-722-7100. When you call, please provide the location, vehicle, and driver description, and the vehicle’s direction of travel.
