According to officials, there have been more than 2,500 people who have been charged for driving  under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the state of Delaware so far this year.

In a report by the New Journal, across the state, there were 102 arrests last week of those who were charged with DUI involving alcohol or drugs. One person, according to the Office of Highway Safety, has been charged with a fifth DUI, which raises the charge to a felony.

The highly visible law enforcement group, Checkpoint Strikeforce, regularly conducts saturation patrols that are focused on taking impaired drivers off the road. Officials indicate that next week, these patrols will take place mainly in Newark.

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Police have arrested five people after a routine DUI checkpoint that turned into a foot chase.

According to authorities, the incident happened at Mosside Boulevard near Route 48 in Monroeville. Three people attempted to avoid being stopped at the checkpoint by running away once they were stopped. K-9 officers were able to track down the suspects who had fled the scene.

During the checkpoint officers were able to recover numerous guns from one of the vehicle.

None of the five suspects have been charged with DUI.

DUI checkpoints are often used not only to catch those who are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but also to determine if other violations of the law have occurred. It could be something as minor as expired license tags or for even more serious crimes.

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There will likely be more roving DUI checkpoints in central and southern parts of Westmoreland County beginning in October thanks to a $35,000 PennDOT grant.

The funds will be used to coordinate the DUI checkpoints within nine participating communities and is the second DUI Task Force in Westmoreland County.

Communities participating in the roving DUI checkpoints will be: Latrobe, Ligonier Borough, Ligonier Township, Derry Borough, Mount Pleasant Borough, Scottdale Borough, Southwest Greensburg Borough, Seward Borough and Jeannette.

Latrobe K-9 Officer Robert Derk will be the DUI Task Force’s coordinator while Latrobe police Officer Ron Keslar will be the assistant coordinator for the program. Another officer who had been instrumental in obtaining the grant for the area was killed in the line of duty when a DUI driver struck his police vehicle head-on on Route 30. Ligonier Township police Lt. Eric Eslary was killed on May 5th this year.

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The man who shot and killed four Marines and a Navy Sailor on July 16th can be seen in recently released video of his arrest after having driven under the influence of alcohol.

Authorities in Tennessee released the video last week of the arrest of Mohammed Abdulazeez after allegedly driving under the influence in April – just three months before launching his deadly attack on a military recruiting station in Chattanooga.

The dashcam video released by police shows Abdulazeez in his vehicle as he weaved in and out of traffic before he was stopped at approximately 2:10 a.m. on April 20th.

At the time of his arrest, police indicated that Abdulazeez smelled of both alcohol and marijuana.

Abdulazeez told officers that he had not been drinking and claimed that his poor driving was due to a lack of sleep.

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After suffering a stroke, Pitt defensive end Rori Blair has returned to the football field. However, Blair is also facing charges of driving under the influence of a drug at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour in an incident earlier this year.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, Rori Blair, 20, has been charged with driving under the influence, driving at an unsafe speed and other related charges.

State Police clocked Blair driving at 117 mph in a 55 mph speed limit area located near the Fort Pitt Bridge at approximately 3:30 a.m. on March 15.

Troopers pulled Blair’s vehicle over and when approaching the vehicle, the trooper “detected a strong odor of marijuana” coming from Blair’s breath. The trooper also indicated that Blair also had blood shot glassy eyes at the time of the traffic stop.

Blair was taken by police to UPMC Mercy hospital for a blood test.… Read More