How to avoid these upcoming sobriety checkpoints in north central West Virginia

DUI and child safety seat checkpoint scheduled by Charleston police

The Charleston Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and child seat safety checkpoint on April 17, 2025 in Sissonville, Kanawha County, West Virginia, just outside Charleston, West Virginia. In conjunction with the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program, the checkpoint will be conducted from 5-11 p.m. in the 2300 Block of Sissonville Drive.

How to avoid these upcoming sobriety checkpoints in north central West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Several north central West Virginia State Police detachments will be conducting DUI checks in the coming weeks. The Buckhannon detachment will be checking for impaired drivers at the intersection of N Locust Street (W.Va. Route 20) and Reynolds Lane south of U.S. Route 33 in Buckhannon. That checkpoint will take place on Thursday, April 17, from 6 p.m. until midnight. Drivers who want to avoid the check can detour usin…