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-07092
July 06, 2009

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Results Of Sobriety Checkpoint


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

A total of 34 arrests and 81 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Oregon County on July 3, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and Nettleton Road. Totals from this checkpoint include:

7 -- speed arrests
11 -- seat belt summonses
1 -- child restraint summons
9 -- driver’s license arrests
1 -- non-moving arrest
2 -- no-insurance arrests
1 -- felony drug arrest
1 -- misdemeanor criminal arrest
1 -- minor-in-possession arrest

Captain Chadwick says, “Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol worked very hard over the Independence Day holiday weekend to make our roads safe for Missouri’s travelers. Please help us by being the safest driver you can be.”

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