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

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


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800
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April 13, 2016

EMPHASIS: April DWI Enforcement Operation Scheduled For Troop A



Captain Scott A. Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces a DWI checkpoint will be conducted in the Troop A area during the month of April.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol, along with the Kansas City [MO] Police Department, will conduct a DWI checkpoint in Platte County between now and the end of April. This operation is an effort by both law enforcement agencies to remove impaired drivers from Missouri’s highways. The checkpoint will consist of officers stopping drivers at a set location and testing those who have been drinking.

“Our goal is to make traveling on Missouri’s highways safer for everyone,” stated Captain Shipers. “The Missouri State Highway Patrol has zero tolerance for those operating a motor vehicle, or marine vessel while impaired by alcohol or drugs.” The public can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555, or *55 on a cellular phone, and report any driver who is operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner.

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 everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!
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