West Virginia State Police to conduct sobriety checkpoint in Oak Hill on August 13

Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer : A sign warns motorists of a Regional Impaired Driving Enforecement team (RIDE) sobriety check point on Rt. 1 in Brunswick on Friday, August 16 2013.

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) The West Virginia State Police has a sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Fayette County.

The checkpoint will be at Route 16 in Oak Hill between State Street and Ridgewood Avenue on Thursday, August 13, from 6:00 pm to midnight.

The purpose of the checkpoint is to detect and deter impaired drivers and educate the public about the dangers of driving while under the influence.

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