Operation Firecracker & DWIDUI Checkpoints

Summer may have officially started June 21st, but last night started likely the first of many DWI/DUI checkpoints in Mecklenburg County. According to the Charlotte Observer, CMPD issued forty six charges at a DWI checkpoint in South Charlotte last night. Eight people were charged with DWI/DUI and seven were charged with Driving While License Revoked. Other charges included open container of alcohol and other miscellaneous traffic charges.

North Carolina's Department of Transportation "Booze it & Lose It: Operation Firecracker" campaign runs from June 28 through July 7. I found this video on their website.

If you have been arrested for a DWI/DUI, it is important to contact an criminal defense attorney for a consultation.

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An iPhone Case for Everything

Not only have I discovered that there is an app for everything on your iPhone, now there is a iPhone case for every use. I received a Groupon offer last week for an iPhone case that opens beer bottles. I'm not sure this would be the best cell phone case to have in your car if stopped at the DWI checkpoint in Mecklenburg County last night, but maybe some are just using it to open a bottle of root beer soda. As of Sunday afternoon, only 40 have been sold it looks like everyone still prefers the old fashion key chain opener.

On a side note, twelve people were arrested last night at the DWI checkpoint off Freedom drive in Charlotte. The checkpoint ran from 11PM to 3AM. With July 4th a few days away, I imagine this is the first of several checkpoints that will be set up in Mecklenburg County in conjunction with the Booze It or Loose It campaign. Click here for the total number of arrests from the Booze It or Loose It campaign in 2011.

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