In an effort to crackdown on impaired driving, Colorado State Patrol conducted two mountain town sobriety checkpoints in recent days, adding to two others that were conducted elsewhere in the state earlier this month.

One of the more recent checkpoints was located along Highway 550 near Ridgway in Ouray County, taking place on August 22. Meanwhile, a second checkpoint was set-up the following day on Highway 150 near Archuleta County’s Pagosa Springs.

Here’s a look at how many people were contacted in this duo of checkpoints, totaling 1,455 drivers between the pair of operations.

Ouray County checkpoint (Ridgway area):

• Total contacts made: 785
• Total Roadsides: 6
• Total DUI/D Arrests: 1

Archuleta County checkpoint (Pagosa Springs area):

• Total Contacts Made: 670
• Total Roadsides: 11
• Total DUI/D Arrests: 2

Prior to these two sobriety checkpoints, two others took place on August 15 – one on Highway 16 in El Paso County near Fountain and another on Highway 119 in Gilpin County, which travels through Blackhawk. The first two sobriety checkpoints resulted in a higher number of arrests than the two more recent ones, with a total of 1,297 drivers stopped between these two operations and 13 arrests.

El Paso County checkpoint (Fountain/Colorado Springs area):

• Total Contacts Made: 537
• Total Roadsides: 20
• Total DUI/D Arrests: 7

Gilpin County checkpoint (Highway 119):

• Total Contacts Made: 760
• Total Roadsides: 28
• Total DUI/D Arrests: 6

No crashes occurred in the area of any of the four checkpoints during each respective operation.

According to Colorado State Patrol, this concludes scheduled sobriety checkpoints in August. September checkpoints will be announced in days to come.

“If you plan on drinking, taking medications, or impairing substances that may impact your ability to drive safely, plan on staying at home or making a plan for a rideshare, public transportation, or a designated driver,” reads the report from Colorado State Patrol. “If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact the Colorado State Patrol at *CSP (*277). Drivers who are caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenses that can exceed $13,000, not to mention the social consequences when friends, family, colleagues, and employers find out.”