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Wilton police to hold holiday checkpoints

Nov 20, 2009 8:12 am

WILTON — The Police Department has received an $8,148 grant to conduct traffic safety checkpoints and enforcement patrols as part of the 2009 High Visibility Holiday Enforcement campaign, Chief Dennis Brown said.

The money from the Bureau of Highway Safety will be used to check for drunken drivers and enforce the seat belt law, he said.

It is estimated that in 2008, 83 percent of vehicle occupants complied with state seat belt laws, up from 59 percent in 1998, he said. As part of this year's campaign, the department will provide education on the proper installation of child safety seat belts and distribute information that explains Maine's seat belt laws, he said.

The public can visit the Wilton Police Department at 874 Main St. between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for information on seat belt and child safety belts.

The department also will focus on drivers operating under the influence, Brown said, So far this year, officers have made 30 arrests for OUI.

"Maine's impaired driving laws will be strictly enforced, and it is highly encouraged that you have a designated driver that chooses not to drink any alcohol," he said.

Checkpoints will be set up at various times of the day on weekdays and weekends.

Comments

Happy Holidays in Wilton

Submitted by simmons on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:07.

Happy Holidays in Wilton what a joke. Is Officer Chris Chase going to be handing out tickets or jello shots? When Chase gets away with drunken driving its time for the stupid cops to just shut up. Everyone knows whats up, so stop messing with people unless you enforce the laws for all. And you dopes that say it isn't tax money shluldn't be allowed to vote. It all comes from taxes, maybe not local but grants are provided with tax revenues.

The usual

Submitted by Yellowdog on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 08:52.

The usual negativity.

Everyone's an expert. Just ask them, they have an answer for everything.

This is grant money - not local taxes, and it can't be spent on economic development.

Allowing drunk drivers to go home with a wink and a pat on the back is not an enhancer of the quality of life, just ask someone who's lost a child or a spouse to some selfish moron who "can handle his booze."

Business has been coming to Wilton - downtown may not be terribly busy, but a lot of that is because people think they have to park within ten feet of the store they're visiting. These same couch potatoes will walk a mile across blacktop at a mall.

Instead of kvetching, come to town meeting and take part. If you're not from Wilton - bugger off.

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