South Dakota Announces January Sobriety Checkpoint Locations

Law enforcement officials in South Dakota have announced the latest locations for sobriety checkpoints around the state.

After setting up sobriety checkpoints in 15 counties in December, the Department of Public Safety is conducting checkpoints in 18 counties during January.

In a press release, the DPS outlined the counties impacted:

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SOUTH DAKOTA JANUARY SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS

Bennett County
Charles Mix
Codington County
Davison County
Hutchinson County
Lake County
Lawrence County
Lincoln County
Meade County
Minnehaha County
Moody County
Pennington County
Roberts County
Sanborn County
Spink County
Stanley County
Walworth County
Yankton County

As is typical with these announcements, the exact dates, times, and locations of each checkpoint are not being disclosed. The monthly checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help of local law enforcement.

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