State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checks into Early Easter Morning

The Massachusetts State Police will be conducting sobriety checks in Middlesex County into the early morning hours of Easter Sunday.

"The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways," said Colonel Marian J. McGovern, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, in a press release. "It will be operated during varied hours, the selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary, safety will be assured, and any inconveniences to motorists will be minimized with advance notice to reduce fear and anxiety."

The Middlesex checkpoints will be in operation Saturday night, April 23 into Sunday morning, April 24. 

Motorists can expect to be randomly stopped on State roadways during that time. 

The sobriety checkpoints are put in place thanks to a grant from the Highway Safety Division of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. 

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