PERU, IN- On Friday, March 13, 2020, troopers from the Indiana State Police Peru Post conducted a three hour enforcement checkpoint targeting impaired drivers in Howard County.The following information are the results of the checkpoint:
- Driving while intoxicated arrests: 1
- Traffic citations issued: 8
- Traffic warnings written: 17
- Vehicles through the checkpoint: 154
Troopers also made seven criminal arrests. Four of those werefor felony charges.
The Indiana State Police is committed to traffic safety and will continue to conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols to remove impaired drivers from Indiana roadways.