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
September 22, 2009
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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., on September 18, 2009, until 2 a.m., September 19, 2009, on Missouri Highway 28 at the Gasconade River in Pulaski County. During the four-hour period, troopers assigned to the checkpoint stopped a total of 180 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts during the operation:
2 - DWI Arrests
4 - Seat Belt Violations
2 - Driver’s License Violations
4 - Uninsured Motorist Violations
2 - Misdemeanor Drug Arrests
2 - Misdemeanor Criminal Arrests
1 - Felony Warrant Arrest
1 - Felony Arrest
90 - Warnings

“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,” stated Captain Kenley. “By removing the impaired driver from our highways we hope to continue to make Missouri’s highways some of the safest in our nation.”





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