Boone County to conduct sobriety checks

2 years 4 months 1 week ago Friday, July 08 2016 Jul 8, 2016 Friday, July 08, 2016 7:01:00 AM CDT July 08, 2016 in Top Stories
By: Ben Burke, KOMU 8 News Digital Producer

BOONE COUNTY - The Boone County Sheiff's Department announced Friday morning that it will start conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the county.

According to a release from the department, the checkpoints will begin on July 8 and end on July 18.

A grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation is funding the checkpoints.

The department said sober drivers that have to go through the checkpoints shouldn't experience much delay.

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