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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For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2012-21
June 20, 2012

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Clay County On June 16, 2012


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Saturday evening, June 16, 2012. 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. 169 at NW Harlem Road. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 1,052 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:

29 -- DWI
2 -- driving while revoked summonses
3 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests
2 -- hazardous moving summonses
13 -- non-moving summonses

Captain Powell stated, "Statistics indicate every two hours someone in Missouri is killed or injured in an alcohol-related crash. The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated." To report a suspected intoxicated driver dial 9-1-1 or *55 on your cell phone.

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