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

Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-07151
July 8, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Checkpoint Totals

Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 28 citations and 32 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Carter County on July 4, 2015. Also, there were two arrests for driving while intoxicated, one arrest for a misdemeanor warrant, one felony warrant arrest and two drug arrests. The checkpoint was conducted at the intersection of Missouri Highway M and County Road 101, near Van Buren, Missouri. Totals from this checkpoint include:

2 -- DWI arrests
10 -- seat belt citations
1 -- no driver’s license citation
1 -- driving while suspended or revoked citation
1 -- other hazardous moving citation
9 -- non-moving violation citations
5 -- uninsured motorists citations
1 -- misdemeanor warrant arrest
1 -- felony warrant arrest
2 -- drug arrests

Captain Inman 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 checkpoints. Nobody wants to share the road with a drunk, drugged, or otherwise unsafe driver.”

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!