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Tuesday, October 1, 2002
DWI Checkpoint Leads to 10 Arrests, 47 Citations
By Aiyssa Fine
Staff Writer
Police say a coordinated effort
between local law enforcement officials
resulted in 10 arrests and 47 citations at
Chapel Hill’s driving-while-impaired
checkpoint Saturday night.
Eight individuals were arrested on
charges of DWI and one on charges of
possession of crack and cocaine. Police
also arrested one man for whom they
already had a warrant. Citations were
issued for various other traffic offenses.
The checkpoint was held from 11
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p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday at
Raleigh Road and Friday Center Drive.
It was presided over by the Chapel Hill
and Hillsborough police, the Orange
County Sheriff’s Department and the
N.C. Highway Patrol.
Lt. Tim Pressley, traffic enforcement
supervisor for the Chapel Hill Police
Department, said these checkpoints are
held “to increase DWI awareness.”
Officials want to make people aware
that drinking and driving is both illegal
and potentially deadly, Pressley said.
Sgt. Phil Wadsworth of the highway
patrol said there is a “systematic pro
gram” in place for the procedure at
these checkpoints. All vehicles are
stopped, but if congestion becomes a
significant inconvenience, state law
requires that traffic be cleared out before
the officers can continue checking.
He said there was a magistrate on
hand to charge people at the site
because some checkpoints have shut
down after three hours, with lines of
people down at the magistrate’s office
waiting to be charged.
Sparrow noted that the new setup
helped speed up the process at this
weekend’s checkpoint because every
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thing was self-contained, with the mag
istrate and the breath-alcohol tests on
location. “(Arrests) were much higher
than what we had in the past.”
He attributed the increase to the UNC
football game in the afternoon and the 11
p.m. starting time of the checkpoint,
which was earlier than usual.
Pressley said 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. is the
most productive time to hold checkpoints
because that is when patrons leave bars.
Although officers focus on alcohol,
drivers also can be charged for other
infractions of the law, Pressley said.
“Anything in plain view can be seized if
it is illegal to possess it.”
Chapel Hill officer Lee Sparrow said
officers confronted the individual arrest
ed for possession of illegal drugs after he
was observed switching positions with
the passenger in his vehicle.
Sparrow said that as the original dri
ver was being escorted to the Breath
Alcohol Testing Mobile Unit, or the
“BAT Mobile,” he threw a bag with
crack and cocaine out of his pocket.
A total of 16 officers participated
from all die agencies. Sparrow said the
Summer Reading Program
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October 1,2002,7 pm
FPG Student Union Auditorium
“Islam in America ”
Film Showing followed by Discussion
with Professor Carl Ernst, Religious Studies
October 7,2002,7 pm
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The-Origins of
African American Islam
Talk, followed by Q&A, focused on the growth and
development of Islam among African Americans in the
United States. Presented by Dr. Edward Curtis,
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and author of
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Checkpoint Stats
Chapel Hill police set up a checkpoint at the
intersection of Raleigh Road and Friday Center
Drive on Saturday night.
Driving White Intoxicated 8
Seat Belt Violations 1
Driving With Revoked license 4
Equipment Violations 24
No Operation License 9
Felony Dnjg Arrest 1
Other Arrests t
Total Citations 47
Total Arrests 10
SOURCE: CHAPIX HuZroiJCE DTH/SIAI 1
increased manpower and planning time
allowed the checkpoint to run smoothly.
Sparrow said Chapel Hill probably
will not have another checkpoint before
January 2003, but Hillsborough might
have one in October.
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at citydesk@unc.edu.
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Campus Calendar
Today
9 a.m. - The Carolina Union
Activities Board presents Magnetic
Poetry in the Pit until 1 p.m. The funni
est poem will be printed in The Daily
Tar Heel and win a prize!
5 p.m. - The UNC NAACP will
hold its general body meeting until 6
p.m. in Union 25188. All members and
those interested in joining are encour
aged to attend.
7 p.m. - The Advocates for Sexual
Assault Prevention will hold their
weekly meeting in 101 Bingham Hall.
All interested students welcome.
7 p.m. - In the Union Auditorium, the
Carolina Summer Reading Program
presents the film, “Islam in America.” The
film will be followed by discussion with
religious studies Professor Carl Ernst
Wednesday, Oct. 2
8 a.m. - The Orange County
Chapter of the American Red Cross
and the School of Dentistry will spon
sor a blood drive until 12:30 p.m. The
site will be within the lane between
UNC Hospitals and Tarrson Hall.
1 p.m. VACCESS Health, with
UNC Student Health Service, will
hold a Meningitis Immunization
Program until 7 p.m. It will be held one
day only and will cost SBS. Charge to
your student account or credit card. For
information, call (877) 482-2237.
3 p.m. - The Study Abroad Office
will host “Study Abroad 101” in Union
2518A. We’ll go over the different pro
grams, how the credits work, how the
money works and how to apply.
Point of Interest
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For the Record
In the Sept. 30 article “Taking Work to
Another Level,” Aaron Houghton’s
company was incorrectly identified as
Preacton Inc. The correct name is
Preation Inc. The Daily Tar Heel regrets
the error.
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