Mayor William Cogswell on Tuesday announced a play aimed at prioritizing the safety and well-being of Charleston residents and visitors. Effective immediately, the Charleston Police Department will deploy strategically positioned D.U.I. checkpoints throughout the city, including key exit and entry points on the peninsula.
"Our hearts ache for the loss of Lizzy (Zito) and Arianna (Gamber), two vibrant young women taken from us too soon due to a preventable tragedy," said Mayor Cogswell. "Their untimely deaths serve as a stark reminder of the critical importance of safeguarding our community against impaired driving. Charleston has zero tolerance for drunk driving. We owe it to our community and to Lizzy and Arianna’s families that tragedies like this never happen again."
The checkpoints will be deployed beginning this weekend and will run in conjunction with impaired driving enforcement already ongoing in the city. Specific locations of the checkpoints will be announced by the city this week.
