MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Water Patrol Division, Post Office Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0568


News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Jerry Callahan
573-751-3313
WPD20110627
June 27, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results Of Weekend Enforcement Efforts On Missouri's Waterways For "Operation Dry Water"



Major Thomas E. Roam, director of the Water Patrol Division for the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the results of enforcement efforts to detect impaired boat operators in conjunction with the national Operation Dry Water campaign. This is the third year for the national effort to reduce impaired vessel operation by highlighting enforcement efforts. Troopers conducted two special operations over the weekend.

A vessel sobriety checkpoint was conducted at the four mile mark of the Grand Glaize arm of Lake of the Ozarks Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 103 vessels were checked during the operation. Seven arrests for boating while intoxicated were made while 16 warnings were issued for other safety violations.

A vessel sobriety checkpoint was conducted on Table Rock Lake near point 7 at the Highway 13 Bridge. The checkpoint ran Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 71 boats were stopped during the checkpoint and three boating while intoxicated arrests were made. There were 27 warnings and two citations issued for other safety violations.

Including the two special operations, there was a total of 20 boating while intoxicated arrests statewide during the 2011 Operation Dry Water weekend. Special enforcement operations will continue throughout the summer months. Boaters are reminded that designating a sober skipper is always the safest bet if alcohol is going to be included in your boating experience.

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