Sobriety checkpoints are on tap today on Routes 1, 111 and 5 in Arundel, Lyman and Waterboro.
York County Sheriff ’s Office, in conjunction with the Regional Impaired Driving Enforcement Team, is conducting the checkpoints in an effort to reduce the incidents of drunk and impaired driving and the crashes and subsequent injuries and death that can result.
The enforcement effort is funded by the Maine Bureau of highway Safety. The team is made up of sheriff’s deputies, Maine State Police and officers from most York County police departments.
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