Arkansas City Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Ark City over the Labor Day weekend.
The checkpoints are aimed at reducing the risks of accidents by identifying impaired drivers.
Police will stop drivers and those suspected of being impaired will be given brief field sobriety tests. Those drivers that are impaired will be arrested for driving under the influence.
Officers will also be looking for other alcohol related offenses, seat belt violations and other traffic offenses, according to Lt. Mark McCaslin of the police department.
“The purpose of these checkpoints is not to harass motorists, but to decrease accidents by removing impaired drivers from our local roadways,” he said. “Efforts will be made not to severely interrupt the flow of traffic.”
Patience and cooperation from all citizens involved in the checkpoint will assist this important effort, McCaslin said.
The holiday weekend begins Friday. Labor Day is on Monday.