NEWS RELEASE

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Q3084
March 11, 2008
EMPHASIS: Special DWI Enforcement Program Scheduled

Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the Patrol will join with law enforcement agencies throughout the state to conduct DWI special enforcement programs on a quarterly basis in 2008. The first such program will take place March 14 through 17, 2008. This program is in addition to numerous other Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs conducted throughout the year. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Division of Highway Safety funds these additional DWI special enforcement programs.

The DWI special enforcement program will include both checkpoints and saturations. The goal of the program is to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri’s roadways and make travel safer for the citizens of this state.

“Every year impaired drivers are a danger to Missouri motorists,” said Colonel Keathley. “Last year, drunk drivers killed 236 people. Saturations and checkpoints have proved effective. Both serve as deterrents and save lives. The Patrol is committed to working with the public and other law enforcement agencies to find and arrest impaired drivers.”

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