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

Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-03164
March 25, 2016

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Checkpoint Totals


Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 11 citations and 20 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Texas County on March 19, 2016. Also, there was one felony drug arrest and one felony arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia. The checkpoint was conducted at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60-Business Route at Dunn Road near Mountain Grove, Missouri. Totals from this checkpoint include:

4 -- seat belt citations
1 -- no driver’s license citation
1 -- non-moving violation citation
3 -- uninsured motorists citations
2 -- driving while suspended or revoked citations
1 -- felony possession of drug paraphernalia arrest
1 -- felony drug arrest

Captain Inman says, “The motoring public has been very supportive of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s efforts to make our roads safer through the use of sobriety checkpoints. Nobody wants to share the road with a drunk, drugged, or otherwise unsafe driver.”

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. 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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