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

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3159
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July 15, 2013

EMPHASIS: Troop A To Conduct BWI Checkpoint


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces that a sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Smithville Lake between now and the end of July. The checkpoint consists of troopers stopping watercraft at a set location on the lake and testing those who have been drinking.
The Patrol encourages motorists and watercraft operators to protect themselves by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint and everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click it 4 Life and Wear It!!!
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