DUI Checkpoint Results Announced In Wallingford: Police

WALLINGFORD, CT — Six people were arrested for DUI and several others were cited for various offenses during the recent DUI checkpoint that was held on Hall Avenue in Wallingford on Dec. 14, according to police. Funding for the checkpoint was made available by the police department’s participation in a State of Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety DUI Enforcement Grant.

“The funding supported the staffing necessary to allow Wallingford Police Officers to specifically dedicate our efforts on DUI enforcement in a continual endeavor to reduce alcohol related accidents and the resulting injuries and fatalities,” Lt. Anthony DeMaio wrote in a press release.

The following is a synopsis of the arrests made and citations issued during Saturday night’s DUI Checkpoint operation by the Wallingford Police Department:

Six people were arrested for DUI; four of which were for alcohol-only, and two were for a combination of alcohol and drugs.

The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were also administered to several other operators who had admittedly consumed alcohol prior to operating their vehicles, but passed the S.F.S.T.’s and were released.

In addition to the DUI arrests, motorists were cited for the following offenses:

• Two for possession of marijuana
• One for failure to wear a safety belt
• One for failure to secure a child in a safety restraint

“Additionally, warnings were issued for a variety of motor vehicle related offenses, to include but not be limited to; improper turns, failure to display marker plates, failure to have headlamps lit, window tint violations, defective windshields, and failure to carry license or proper paperwork,” DeMaio said.

Police did not immediately release the names of those arrested during the checkpoint.