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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D262015
August 3, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop D Announces Results Of BWI Sobriety Checkpoint Operation At Table Rock Lake


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces the results of a BWI sobriety checkpoint operation conducted in Stone County at the Missouri Highway 13 bridge on Table Rock Lake on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The enforcement location was selected based on the high number of drinking- and impairment-related boating crashes. A total of 60 vessels were stopped during the operation. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol made the following enforcement contacts:

3 -- Boating While Intoxicated Arrests
7 -- No Boater’s Safety Education Card and Equipment Summons
28 -- Warnings

Captain Villanueva stated, “Boating is a fun recreational activity, but safety must be a priority. To ensure the safety for all people on the water, boaters should designate a sober operator for their vessel anytime their plans include alcohol.”

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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