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. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 259
A2011-11
March 18, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Jackson County On March 17, 2011


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Thursday evening, March 17, 2011. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department and the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. The checkpoint was held from 11 p.m. on Thursday to 4 a.m. on Friday and was located at Southwest Trafficway at 39th Street. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 801 cars were checked during this five-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and Jackson County Sheriff's Department made the following arrests:

41 -- DWI
6 -- driver’s license summonses
8 -- misdemeanor warrants
3 -- hazardous moving summonses
3 -- non-moving summonses
3 -- misdemeanor drug arrests
1 -- assault on law enforcement officer arrest
60 -- warnings

Captain Powell stated, "The focus of law enforcement is to enforce all laws and apprehend violators. The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated." To report a suspected intoxicated driver dial 9-1-1 or *55 on your cell phone.

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