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

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


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A2012-22
June 23, 2012

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Clay County On June 22, 2012


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, June 22, 2012. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Gladstone Police Department. The checkpoint was held from 11 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Saturday and was located at northbound U.S. 169 at Interstate 29. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 733 cars were checked during this five-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Gladstone, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

20 -- DWI
5 -- driving while revoked summonses
6 -- misdemeanor drug arrests
1 -- hazardous moving summons
46 -- warnings issued

Captain Powell stated, "The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated."

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