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

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo 65402


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Crain
573-368-2345
May 13, 2011
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EMPHASIS: Troop I Announces Results Of Sobriety Checkpoint


Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted from 10 p.m., May 6, 2011, until 2 a.m., May 7, 2011, on Missouri Highway 28 at the Gasconade River in Pulaski County. During the four-hour operation, troopers stopped 147 vehicles, which resulted in the issuance of 23 warnings and the following arrests:
DWI: 2
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests: 5
Felony Drug Arrests: 5
Seat Belt Violations: 2
Non-Moving Traffic Offenses: 3
Driver’s License Violations: 3
Uninsured Motorists: 2
Captain Kenley stated, “If you observe a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner please call the Missouri State Highway Patrol Emergency Hotline at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone, to report the incident. By removing impaired drivers from our highways we hope to continue to make Missouri’s highways some of the safest in our nation.”




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