SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Saturday evening, two multi-jurisdiction checkpoints in Brunswick County resulted in numerous citations. The operation, Click It or Ticket campaign, was conducted in collaboration with North Carolina Governors Highway Safety Program.
Underway through June 5, extra patrol is set up across North Carolina’s 100 counties to ensure drivers and passengers — front and back seats — are safely buckled inside.
Local agencies in Brunswick County were set up on NC 906 (EF Middleton Boulevard) and NC 133 (Long Beach Road) during the evening of May 28.
The BAT (breath alcohol testing) mobile also was on site to detect and book impaired drivers. (Courtesy photo)
“The goal of the checkpoints was to help ensure safe, responsible driving within the local area and beyond,” according to a release from the Oak Island Police Department.
The BAT (breath alcohol testing) mobile was on site to detect and book impaired drivers.
Both checkpoints brought in 43 traffic citations and arrests:
- (7) Driving While Impaired
- (1) Underage Driving While Impaired
- (4) No Operators License
- (2) Driving While License Revoked
- (12) Registration Violations
- (7) Other Traffic Citations
- (8) Narcotics Charges
- (2) other arrests
In addition to the Oak Island Police Department, 10 agencies collaborated on the operation.
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol
- Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office
- Leland Police Department
- Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department
- Southport Police Department
- Caswell Beach Police Department
- Brunswick County District Attorney’s Office
- Brunswick County Magistrates Office
- Oak Island Unmanned Aerials Services (UAS) Division
- North Carolina Health and Human Services
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