Motorists will be checked for drinking and driving during a Sobriety Checkpoint from 11:30 p.m. Aug. 28 to 1:30 a.m. Aug. 29 on New Salem Highway near Rockvale School.

The checkpoint is sponsored by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Other law enforcement agencies were invited to participate.

Overtime costs for the checkpoint are funded through an alcohol enforcement grant by the Governor's Highway Safety Office.

Source:

Lisa Marchesoni, Public information officer at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office