Weekend sobriety checkpoint planned for Nebo Loop

PAYSON CANYON — The Utah County Sheriff's Office will be cracking down on drunken driving along one of the Wasatch Front's scenic roads this weekend.

With an increase in holiday traffic coming to the county's recreation areas, deputies will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at Beer Can Flats on the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway Sunday.

Deputies will administer roadside sobriety tests to drivers suspected of impairment from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Drunken drivers will be arrested, while drivers who are not impaired will be allowed to drive on with minimal delay.

Besides catching impaired drivers, officials say they hope to raise the level of public awareness and deter drunken driving.

— Justin Ritter