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

Troop A Headquarters - 504 S.E. Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO. 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Scott E. Meyer
816-622-0800, ext. 259
A070901
July 1, 2009

EMPHASIS: DWI Checkpoints In Pettis And Clay Counties

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces that members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Pettis County. Also, in a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department, a sobriety checkpoint will be conducted in Clay County. Both sobriety checkpoints will be held sometime during the month of July.
The checkpoints are a continuing effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies to remove intoxicated drivers from our roadways. The checkpoints will consist of officers stopping vehicles at a set location and testing those drivers who have been drinking.
Captain Powell stated, “Please do not let your life or someone else’s life be ruined by an alcohol-related crash or arrest.”
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