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

Troop G Headquarters-P.O. Box 10-Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-06102
June 1, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Results Of Sobriety/Safety Checkpoints


Captain Billy E. Chadwick, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 33 arrests and 33 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Reynolds County on May 29, 2010, near the intersection of Peola Road and County Road 364. Totals from this checkpoint include:

1-- felony DWI arrest
3 -- misdemeanor DWI arrests
1-- C&I summons
8 -- seat belt summonses
1-- child restraint summons
2-- other hazardous moving vehicle summonses
10 -- non-moving summonses
1 -- driver’s license summons
1-- felony drug arrest
1-- misdemeanor drug arrest
1-- misdemeanor warrant arrest
3-- other misdemeanor criminal arrests

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A total of 110 arrests and 87 warnings were issued in conjunction with a safety checkpoint conducted in Shannon County on May 27, 28, 29, and 30, 2010, near the intersection of Missouri Highway 19 and Missouri Highway A. Totals from these checkpoints include:

2 -- misdemeanor DWI arrests
39 -- seat belt summonses
2-- child restraint summonses
5-- other hazardous moving vehicle summonses
2 -- non-moving arrests
9 -- driver’s license arrests
22 -- no-insurance arrests
3-- felony drug arrests
23-- misdemeanor drug arrests
3 -- other misdemeanor criminal arrests

Captain Chadwick says, “The motoring public has been very supportive of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s efforts to make our roads safer through the use of sobriety and safety checkpoints. Nobody wants to share the road with a drunk, drugged, or otherwise unsafe driver.”

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