Four persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving by Morristown police during a special enforcement program on Thursday night, police said.
“It was very productive,” said Capt. Steve Sarinelli, adding that a total of 13 summonses were issued.
The sobriety checkpoints were funded by a state grant. The captain praised Lt. Darnell Richardson for organizing the motor vehicle stops, which he said involved 22 officers who staffed checkpoints on Morris and South streets between 9 am Thursday and 2 am Friday.
Elaborate procedures must be followed to ensure that motorists’ constitutional rights are observed, Capt. Sarinelli explained.
Identities of those arrested were not available on Friday, as the paperwork still was being processed, the captain said. But the DWI defendants all are from Morristown or Morris Township, he said.
