A combination of Virginia State Police and Fairfax County police checkpoints and strict enforcement of drunken driving laws has helped cut deaths caused by drivers who get behind the wheel while intoxicated, police said. With nine fewer people dying in Fairfax County as a result of drunken driving so far this year and arrests on the rise, police said they will continue to conduct the 2008 Checkpoint Strikeforce Campaign, which combines law enforcement and education to raise public awareness of the dangers of driving while intoxicated. All motorists who pass through the checkpoints are stopped and checked to see if they are inebriated.
