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bill says that it will not
allow police to stop
random cars and harass
the occupants.
AUSTIN (AP) — Police check
points would be used on Texas
roads to stop drunken drivers
under a bill approved Thursday
by the state Senate.
“The fear of arrest is the most
effective deterrent to drunk dri
ving,” said Sen. David Sibley, R-
Waco, sponsor of the bill. “I hope
the possibility of being stopped at
a checkpoint will convince people
to change their behavior.”
The Senate voted 31-0 in fa
vor of the measure after sena
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Sibley that the bill wouldn’t al
low police to harass drivers. The
bill now goes to the House for
consideration.
“It is not the intent of this bill
to be carte blanche for an officer
to stop someone and say, ‘Let’s
see what’s in your trunk?’ or
‘What’s under tbe blanket in the
back seat?’ ” Sibley said.
“But if they stop a car and
see a dead body in there, I
would hope they would be curi
ous enough to check out what’s
going on.”
Sibley said the checkpoints
have been upheld by the U.S.
Supreme Court, alleviating fears
of Sen. Gregory Luna, D-San
Antonio, who said, “There’s go
ing to be federal objections.”
The bill is strongly supported
by Mothers Against Drunk Dri
ving and law enforcement groups.
Under the measure, vehicles
would be stopped according to a
predetermined selection
process, such as every third
car. Cars couldn’t be stopped
on a random basis.
An officer could conduct a field
sobriety test only if there was
reasonable suspicion or probable
cause to believe the driver had
committed an offense.
Drivers couldn’t be stopped
for more than two minutes, and
the total time to pass through a
checkpoint could not be longer
than 10 minutes, according to
the bill.
Checkpoints couldn’t be oper
ated in one location for more than
four hours at a time and not more
than twice at the same location
within a seven-day period.
Authorities would be required
to make a reasonable effort to
publicize the checkpoint
would not be required to I , .
the precise date, time, Iocs
purpose of the checkpoint. + f iiir'e<
Sibley said the bill*
create an offense for eva: co ,
checkpoint. He said, for. i pj e
pie, a driver who came t ^he
checkpoint and made a Is’ | “jp
turn or pulled into a dr:-
and turned around to aw
ing through the checb]
wouldn’t be stopped bypo::
“Now if someone come:
a checkpoint and goes thr:
guardrail to turn around
not evading a checkpoint
is another traffic violate: J
police could stop them for ]
ley said.
“If they skid to a stops
several doughnuts, to me
would raise reasonable stis;-
and they might be stopped
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