Memorial Day DUI Checkpoints
Posted By Attorney Shawn Curry on May 12, 2010 10:29am PDT
With Memorial Day fast approaching, those choosing to celebrate this holiday by raising a glass of their favorite adult beverage should anticipate aggressive DUI enforcement and DUI checkpoints from law enforcement. From Dauphin to York County, Cumberland to Perry County, Juniata to Mifflin County, and beyond, police will be cracking down on DUIs in Pennsylvania.
The police know what we all know: While Memorial Day offers many an opportunity to spend time and celebrate the holiday with family and friends, many of us will choose to celebrate by drinking a few alcoholic beverages, whether it be beer, wine, or a mixed cocktail. Based on this knowledge, the police will seize the opportunity to aggressively enforce Pennsylvania's drinking and driving laws.
It is important for those choosing to celebrate Memorial Day by throwing back a cold one to understand and anticipate the police response to this holiday. To that end, people who choose to drink alcoholic beverages should make alternative arrangements for transportation as opposed to drinking and driving. If you are going to celebrate Memorial Day by attending a picnic, party, or bar and consume alcohol, you should select a designated driver prior to going out or call a cab.
Based on our firm's years of experience as PA DUI Defense Attorneys, we know the costs of a DUI can far exceed the costs of a cab. From a basic financial standpoint, mandatory minimum fines for a first offense DUI range from $300 to $1,000. For a second or subsequent offense, the fines alone escalate. This does not even consider the collateral costs that can result from mandatory jail time and license suspensions.
If you choose to celebrate on Memorial Day and party, don't drink and drive. If you or someone you know is arrested for DUI on Memorial Day or anytime, contact a Pennsylvania DUI Defense Attorney at Colgan Marzzacco, LLC.