The Dover Police Department conducted this DUI checkpoint in April of 2001 on the west end of town near Rt. 8.  Dover P.D. is one of ten state and local police departments who receive fuNding from OHS to enforce Delaware's DUI laws. 

An officer waits for the next vehicle to come through the checkpoint.

A Dover Police officer talks to a driver passing through the checkpoint.  He is alert for any smell of alcohol on the driver's breath. 

Officers also listen to what the driver says back to them in conversation.  Does the driver slur his or her words?  Do they speak coherently?

An officer will also look for signs of glassy, glazed or red eyes.  Anyone suspected of DUI will be asked to step out of the vehicle for a field sobriety test. 

Police agencies often borrow floodlights so they can provide a safe and well lit environment for their officers to work in, and for motorists passing through the checkpoint.