The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Maize Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint between the hours of 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, and 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 in Sedgwick County. This checkpoint is funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation and is intended to identify intoxicated drivers. Those motorists suspected of intoxication will be given on-site field sobriety tests. All efforts will be made to limit the interruption of traffic flow, but many drivers will be stopped as part of this program.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is committed to reducing the number of traffic incidents in Sedgwick County. Impaired driving crashes continue to be one of Sedgwick County’s leading traffic problems. This checkpoint, as well as others throughout the year, will be conducted in different areas of the County with the goal of reducing the number of DUI related crashes.