Sobriety Checkpoints in Oklahoma

Oklahoma law enforcement uses sobriety checkpoints to help locate intoxicated or impaired drivers. These checkpoints, also called roadblocks or mobile checkpoints, slow down and inconvenience sober drivers, but Oklahoma law enforcement point to checkpoints’ efficacy in prevention and deterrence for the general public. Sobriety checkpoints usually occur temporarily and in random locations, although law enforcement does publicize the locations of checkpoints ahead of time. At checkpoints, police or highway patrol stop drivers and briefly detain them to check driver’s licenses and sometimes ask a few questions such as “where are you driving from tonight?” The police are looking for signs of...