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
March 17, 2014
I03B14

EMPHASIS: Troop I Releases Sobriety Checkpoint, DWI Saturation Results



A total of 29 arrests and 20 warnings were issued as a result of a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Dent County from 9 p.m., March 15, 2014, until 1 a.m., March 16, 2014, at the intersection of Missouri Highway 19 and 10th Street in Salem, Missouri. The Salem Police Department and Dent County Sheriff’s Department assisted troopers at this checkpoint. Totals from the checkpoint include:

3-- misdemeanor DWI arrests
1-- felony DWI arrest
11-- seat belt summonses
1-- hazardous moving summons
2-- driving while suspended/driving while revoked summonses
7-- uninsured motorists summonses
2-- misdemeanor drug arrests
2-- misdemeanor warrant arrests

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A total of 16 arrests and 53 warnings were issued as a result of a DWI saturation conducted in Phelps County from 7 p.m., March 14, 2014, until 3 a.m., March 15, 2014. Totals from this saturation include:

3-- misdemeanor DWI arrests
1-- speed summons
7-- seat belt summonses
1-- child restraint summons
3-- hazardous moving summonses
1-- non-moving summons

Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, stated, “Special enforcement operations, which include saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints, help remove impaired drivers from our highways and also serve as a powerful deterrent. I urge all motorists to never operate a vehicle if impaired and to always follow the rules of the road, including wearing your seat belt at all times."
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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