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  Category: Office of Highway Safety


OHS Announces Delaware Seat Belt Use Rate

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety officials are pleased to announce an increase Delaware’s statewide seat belt use rate. Results from observational seat belt surveys conducted in June have revealed that the state’s 2013 statewide usage rate is 92%. This is a significant increase from the 2012 statewide seat belt use rate of 88%. The national 2012 seat belt use rate is 86%.




Two DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Tonight

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013

Two DUI checkpoint are scheduled to take place tonight, Friday, Oct. 18th.




DUI Checkpoint Scheduled Tonight

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2013

Dover –  One DUI checkpoint is scheduled to take place tonight, Friday, Oct. 11th, in Newark by the New Castle County DUI Task Force. Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, by using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.  The campaign, […]




DUI Checkpoint October 4th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Five (5) individuals were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the most recent Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoint in New Castle. Statewide, there have been over 3,000 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




DUI Checkpoint for September 28th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

During the most recent Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoint on Sept. 20th a total of sixteen (16) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs at two separate DUI checkpoints in Dover and Newark. Statewide, there have been over 3,000 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.







  Category: Office of Highway Safety

OHS Announces Delaware Seat Belt Use Rate

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety officials are pleased to announce an increase Delaware’s statewide seat belt use rate. Results from observational seat belt surveys conducted in June have revealed that the state’s 2013 statewide usage rate is 92%. This is a significant increase from the 2012 statewide seat belt use rate of 88%. The national 2012 seat belt use rate is 86%.




Two DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Tonight

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013

Two DUI checkpoint are scheduled to take place tonight, Friday, Oct. 18th.




DUI Checkpoint Scheduled Tonight

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2013

Dover –  One DUI checkpoint is scheduled to take place tonight, Friday, Oct. 11th, in Newark by the New Castle County DUI Task Force. Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, by using high visibility enforcement to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive.  The campaign, […]




DUI Checkpoint October 4th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Five (5) individuals were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the most recent Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoint in New Castle. Statewide, there have been over 3,000 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.




DUI Checkpoint for September 28th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

During the most recent Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoint on Sept. 20th a total of sixteen (16) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs at two separate DUI checkpoints in Dover and Newark. Statewide, there have been over 3,000 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.