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Area DUI Checkpoint Leads To 3 Arrests

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Tom Sofield
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A Pennsylvania State Police sobriety checkpoint led to three arrests, according to troopers.

The DUI checkpoint took place in the area of Pine Street (Route 413) and Maple Avenue in Langhorne Borough last Friday from 10 p.m. until Saturday at 4 a.m., Trooper Nathan Branosky said.

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The checkpoint was manned by troopers from the Trevose barracks in Bensalem Township and led to two DUI arrest and one misdemeanor drug arrest, according to state police.

A total of 34 drivers came through the checkpoint, state police said.

“The goal of a sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related fatal and serious crashes, and to reduce the number of DUI drivers on Pennsylvania’s highway,” troopers said in a statement.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.