With a new month, come new checkpoints.

The Gallup Police Department which is a member of the McKinley County DWI Task Force, will be setting up DWI checkpoints in Gallup to ensure that drivers are not operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Drivers outside the city will find checkpoints on their routes, too.

The New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of October.

NMSP hopes to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention. The agency wishes to change societal attitudes about drinking and driving.

The Gallup Police Department which is a member of the McKinley County DWI Task Force, will be setting up DWI checkpoints in Gallup to ensure that drivers are not operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.