drinking and driving

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Lafayette Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint within the incorporated limits of Lafayette on Friday, June 19.

The Lafayette Police Department has announced they will be conducting an OWI Checkpoint somewhere with the incorporated limits of Lafayette.

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Lafayette Police say if you are found to driving impaired, you will be arrested.

The department notes that the checkpoint will be somewhere within the incorporated limits of Lafayette.

As we always say, if you're going to out for a fun night on the town, have a great time. However, if you're going to be drinking, you have to make sure you have a plan to get around safely. Get a designated driver, plan for an Uber or cab, just never get behind the wheel after you've been drinking.

I suggest that anyone who has been arrested for DUI, DWI, or OWI have that noted on their license and be required to put a special colored license plate on the back of their vehicle.

As I always say, if you're going out, have a great time, just make sure to have a safe time. Have a designated driver or have plans for an Uber or a cab. This weekend will be full of graduation celebrations, and Lafayette police want to make sure everyone stays safe.

When you're going out for a night on the town, by all means have a great time. However, by all means don't drink and drive. A sobriety checkpoint has been announced for tonight.