DUI checkpoint in Douglas County on July 4

Several Northern Nevada law enforcement agencies will be putting extra officers on the street this weekend.

On Friday afternoon and evening, police officers from the Reno and Sparks police departments, deputies from the Washoe, Lyon and Douglas counties sheriff’s offices, and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be conducting the DUI road block on Highway 50 in Douglas County.

The DUI checkpoint is funded by the Joining Forces grant secured by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety and paid for by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.