A drunk driver may sober up quickly at the sight of flashing blue lights and an upcoming DUI checkpoint. These roadblocks, designed to catch impaired drivers, are controversial and not legal in about a dozen states across the country. However, in Mississippi, DUI checkpoints remain firmly in place. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Michigan v. Sitz (1990), which upheld the constitutionality of sobriety checkpoints, Mississippi lawmakers have made no move to restrict or eliminate them. F
