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

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
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March 21, 2012

EMPHASIS: Troop B Results Of "Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" Enforcement Campaign


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of the "Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign conducted in the Troop B area. The enforcement campaign began at 10 p.m., on March 17, 2012, and concluded at 2 a.m. on March 18, 2012. During this enforcement campaign, troopers patrolled specific areas with a specific goal of detecting impaired drivers and other traffic violations that contribute to traffic crashes. As a result of the operation, officers made 52 arrests and issued 124 warnings. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the campaign:

5 -- Arrests for driving while intoxicated
19 -- Summonses issued for speed
11-- Summonses issued for seat belt violations
1 -- Summons issued for a hazardous moving violation
1-- Summons issued for a non-moving violation
1-- Summons issued for a license violation
9 -- Summonses issued for insurance violations
1-- Summons issued for a signal light violation
3 --Arrests for person under 21 years of age possessing intoxicants
1 -- Arrest for a misdemeanor drug violation

Law enforcement agencies throughout Missouri participated in this statewide effort to remove drunk drivers from our roadways in an effort to make Missouri roadways safer.
The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to nearly 30 percent of all Missouri fatal traffic crashes. In 2011, 220 people were killed and 916 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver. For further information, please visit saveMOlives.com.
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