Major DWI Checkpoint

On the evening of Friday, August 19th, the Park Police traffic safety unit coordinated a DWI checkpoint on the George Washington Memorial Parkway which involved 40 NPS law enforcement officers and culminated with 14 arrests. The checkpoint was located on the parkway at the south end of Reagan National Airport on both the northbound and southbound sides.  Park Police officers and NPS law enforcement rangers from local NCR parks stopped more then 100 cars between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. to perform field sobriety tests on operators. The end results were nine DWI arrests, five DUI arrests and over 30 citations issued throughout the evening. Red Top Cab, Henry’s Towing and W.R.A.P. (Washington Regional Alcohol Program) were active participants in the operation. W.R.A.P. also supplied informational pamphlets that were handed out to drivers for the upcoming “Sober Ride” program that is kicking off in the Washington area in October.