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2006-01-01

January 6, 2006



EMPHASIS: Results of Troop E Driving While Intoxicated Saturation





Captain George E. Ridens, Commanding Officer, Troop E, Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of a Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement Program that was conducted on December 17 and December 31, 2005. The enforcement was concentrated in Butler, Scott, and Cape Girardeau Counties. During the enforcement program, troopers made 73 arrests and issued 119 warnings. Of those arrests, 13 individuals were arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, 19 were cited for speeding, two for careless and imprudent driving, and seventeen for seat belt violations. These totals also include two citations for following too close, twelve for non-moving violations, four for minor in possession of intoxicants, three misdemeanor drug violations, nine other misdemeanor criminal offenses, and two felony violations.