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ND. (NewsDakota.com) – On August 9, the North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Richland County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Richland County. The checkpoint will run from approximately 9 to 11 p.m.

Immediately following the checkpoint, NDHP troopers and Richland County officers will be on patrol in Richland County to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.

Impaired drivers are a threat to the safety of all motorists. Seventy-eight people have died in traffic crashes on North Dakota roadways in 2013. Thirty-one people have died in alcohol-related crashes to date. Sobriety checkpoints are an important enforcement tool and public education effort aimed at reducing alcohol-related crashes.

The primary purpose of a sobriety checkpoint is to deter the deadly practice of drinking and driving. Public information and education increase the perception of “risk of apprehension” of motorists who would operate a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Advanced notification of the checkpoint, including date, time, general location and duration of the checkpoint, is provided to the public to enhance the deterrent effect. Results will be provided after the checkpoint’s completion.

The delay should be minimal for sober drivers passing through the checkpoint.