South Dakota troopers patrol for drunk drivers

December checkpoints will be across 12 counties
South Dakota Highway Patrol and local law enforcement will conduct sobriety checkpoints in December.(WBKO)
Published: Nov. 28, 2022 at 12:54 PM CST

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - If you plan on celebrating the holidays with a drink or two, remember that the South Dakota Department of Public Safety is conducting sobriety checkpoints.

There will be 14 sobriety checkpoints in 12 counties throughout December. The counties are: Pennington, Lawrence, Meade, Beadle, Brown, Lyman, Mellette, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts, Stanley, and Walworth.

Checkpoints will be jointly operated by the state Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies.