LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department has announced a series of sobriety checkpoints planned throughout the county from Aug. 14 through Sept. 7.
According to a schedule released by the department, deputies plan to conduct checkpoints at different locations and times over the 25-day period. The first is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Mt. Carmel Road and Cook Road.
Checkpoints will continue nightly through Sept. 7, with locations including roads in the Meridian, Collinsville, Causeyville and Lauderdale areas.
The department’s schedule lists the following checkpoints:
- Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. — Mt. Carmel Road and Cook Road
- Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m. — Suqualena Road and Suqualena Meehan Road
- Aug. 16, 9:30 p.m. — Chapel Road and Ponta Hills Road
- Aug. 17, 10:30 p.m. — Bolen Longcreek Road and Sandflat Road
- Aug. 18, 11:30 p.m. — Jeff Davis Road and SE Middle School Road
- Aug. 19, 7 p.m. — Highway 80 W and Pigford Lake Road
- Aug. 20, 8 p.m. — Old Eighth Street Road and Midway Baptist Church
- Aug. 21, 9 p.m. — Russell Mt. Gilead Road and Dees Road
- Aug. 22, 10 p.m. — Vimville Causeyville Road and Leo McDonald Road
- Aug. 23, 11 p.m. — Zero Road and Longcreek Fire Department
- Aug. 24, 12:30 a.m. — Collinsville Road and Roy Dollar Road
- Aug. 25, 1:30 a.m. — Causeyville Road and Vimville Causeyville Road
- Aug. 26, midnight — Chandler Road and Bounds Road
- Aug. 27, 1 a.m. — Northeast Industrial Park Road and Fairground Road
- Aug. 28, 2 a.m. — Dogwood Lake Road and Cook Road
- Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. — Vimville Causeyville Road and R. Irby Road
- Aug. 30, 8:30 p.m. — Highway 11/80 and Highway 45 overpass
- Aug. 31, 9:30 p.m. — Chip Pickering Drive and Campground Road
- Sept. 1, 10:30 p.m. — Rabbit Road and Campground Road
- Sept. 2, 11:30 p.m. — Hillview Drive and Mount Carmel Road
- Sept. 3, 7 p.m. — West Lauderdale Road and Richard May Memorial Drive
- Sept. 4, 8 p.m. — Highway 495 and Masonic Lodge Road
- Sept. 5, 9 p.m. — Jeff Davis School Road and Old Wire Road
- Sept. 6, 10 p.m. — Virginia Drive and Bonita Lakes Drive
- Sept. 7, 11 p.m. — Pine Springs Road and Allen Swamp Road
Sobriety checkpoints are used by law enforcement agencies to identify impaired drivers and discourage people from driving after consuming alcohol or other impairing substances. Advance publicity can also serve as a deterrent by making motorists aware that impaired-driving enforcement will be taking place.
Motorists approaching a checkpoint should be prepared to slow down and follow deputies’ directions. Drivers should have a valid driver’s license and comply with applicable Mississippi traffic laws.
The schedule released by the Sheriff’s Department provides specific dates, times and locations for each planned checkpoint. Checkpoint plans can be subject to change because of weather, emergencies or other law enforcement needs.
