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The war against drunk drivers begins in earnest this month, as the State Police go on the offensive with road checks in Rappahannock County.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke announced that the check points will be set up regularly at pre-selected sites “where there is a history of problems with drunk driving. This is being done throughout the state and will probably continue indefinitely.” ■ »,The, .effort will be conducted under guidelines establshed' by tbe Virginia Supreme Court in its decision upholding the constitutionality of arrests stemming from a similar program in Albemarle County.
The pre-selected sites will go on a master list and then the location of the road checks will be taken at random from that list, explained Sgt. M. D. Dowdy of the Virginia State Police. Parameters governing the choice of sites are also set out in the Supreme Court’s ruling: vehicles must be able to pull off the road safely and there must be adequate sight distance in both directions.
Sgt. Dowdy noted that the State Police run regular check details for operator licenses and registration. These details sometimes net a drunk driver, “but they’re not specifically designed for that,” the sergeant added. “We try to hold one every week, usually during daylight hours, and for the regular check details we use just one or two troopers. For the DUI (driving under the influence) details, we’ll use four troopers and a sergeant.”
In addition, the Rappahannock Sheriffs
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