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. 3149
A2014-27
July 21, 2014

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Clay County On July 18, 2014

Captain Eric T. Olson, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, July 18, 2014. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department. The checkpoint was held from 11 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Saturday and was located at U.S. Highway 169 at NW Harlem Road. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 785 cars were checked during this five-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

17 -- DWI
4 -- driving while revoked summonses
1 -- hazardous moving summons
8 -- non-moving summonses
2 -- misdemeanor drug arrests

In support of "The Drive To ZERO Highway Deaths," the Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!


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