Rocky Hill Police Receive Grant to Fund DUI Enforcement

The Rocky Hill Police Department has obtained a grant from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division to support increased DUI detection and enforcement efforts as part of the 2013 Comprehensive DUI Enforcement Program. 

This enforcement program will run through Labor Day 2013. The grant provides 75 percent reimbursement of the overtime costs related to these efforts.   

"This grant will help provide funding to staff additional DUI patrols as well as roadside sobriety checkpoints," Rocky Hill Lieutenant Brian Klett said. "Roadside sobriety checkpoints have been shown to be the most effective method to detect and apprehend under the influence drivers.  Additional DUI patrols will be conducted Wednesday through Saturday nights on selected dates and times.  These patrols will target DUI operation but will also enforce any other violations observed during the course of this operation.  The purpose of these patrols and checkpoints will is to reduce the accidents and injuries related to DUI drivers and help provide safe travel."

As part of this program a DUI sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on the evening of Thursday  June 6, 2013. The checkpoint will be set up Connecticut Route-3 known locally as Cromwell Ave. Supplemental staffing will be provided by Police Officers from the towns of Berlin, Cromwell, Newington, and Wethersfield.