Highway Patrol announces February Sobriety Checkpoints

The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 15 counties during the month of February. The checkpoints will take place in Brookings, Charles Mix, Codington, Davison, Jackson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, Minnehaha, Pennington, Roberts, Sanborn, Stanley, Walworth and Yankton counties.

The monthly checkpoints are intended to discourage impaired driving. They are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with assistance from local law enforcement agencies. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.