KSP Hazard Post 13 to Conduct Periodic Traffic Checkpoints in Perry County

The Kentucky State Police, Hazard Post (Post 13), announced March 2, 2026 that it will conduct periodic traffic safety checkpoints across its coverage area, explicitly including Perry County, and directed motorists to a “complete list of traffic safety checkpoint locations” shown in the release as "[...]."

The release names the five counties served by Hazard Post as Perry, Knott, Letcher, Breathitt and Leslie Counties and states the checkpoints will be conducted "as approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual." The announcement was issued under the Hazard, KY header on March 2, 2026 and republishes the agency's standard press language.

The notice includes the exact enforcement rationale used by KSP: "These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort to enforce the traffic laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky." The release further states, verbatim, "The Kentucky State Police utilizes traffic safety checkpoints to promote safety for motorists using the public roadways and to provide a deterrent for those who violate laws contained in the Kentucky Revised Statutes." Both quoted sentences appear in the Hazard Post release and in reposts.

The official press material carried KSP branding elements visible in the announcement, including the Kentucky State Police logo, social icons for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn, and site labels such as "Team Kentucky" and "TIP LINE." A WordPress repost of the same text appeared with post metadata showing an author name, "Aaron Tupts," and the tag "Kentucky State Police." Hazard Herald republished the release and shows a page update timestamp of March 4, 2026 @ 8:06 pm on its Hazard, KY (41701) page; that page also displayed the local weather snippet, "Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 59F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph."

The agency and republishing outlets did not provide specific checkpoint addresses, dates, or operational schedules in the material available to the public; every copy of the release uses a placeholder for the location list ("[...]") and no times or enforcement procedures were listed. The KSP release likewise did not include a named spokesperson, phone number, or citation to specific Kentucky Revised Statutes sections.

KSP Hazard Post 13’s March 2, 2026 announcement establishes the legal and public-safety basis for the checkpoints and signals that motorists in Perry County and the surrounding counties should watch for further postings. The agency’s stated lists and schedules will need to be posted publicly to provide drivers with precise locations and timing.