The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop N, Stroudsburg, has announced a driving under the influence checkpoint will be conducted between Wednesday and Sunday on roads within Monroe County.

A sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety checkpoint where troopers systematically stop vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for articulable facts and/or behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug impairment.

In announcing the initiative, police said the checkpoint is intended to help state police maintain its commitment to maintaining a safe environment for the motoring public.

Police said motorists are reminded of the mandates of Title 75, Section 3733, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, which stipulates any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring their vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police officer, commits an offense, graded up to a felony of the third degree, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, a $15,000 fine and restitution for damages and/or injuries sustained as a result of the pursuit.