What To Know About January's Sobriety Checkpoints In South Dakota

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

How Many Checkpoints Will There Be?

After setting up sobriety checkpoints in 15 counties in December, the Department of Public Safety is conducting checkpoints in 16 locations during the month of January.

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

South Dakota January Sobriety Checkpoint Locations

Beadle County
Brookings County
Brown County
Clay County
Davison County
Day County
Hamlin County
Hanson County
Hughes County
Jones County
Lawrence County
Lincoln County
Lyman County
Meade County
Pennington County
Spink County

You've Been Warned

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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