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

Troop H Headquarters, 3525 North Belt, St. Joseph, MO 64608


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Sheldon Lyon
816-387-2345
H08111
August 1, 2011

EMPHASIS: Announcement Of Sobriety Checkpoint And Driving While Intoxicated Saturation


Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H, St Joseph, announces that sometime during the month of August, Troop H will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and a driving while intoxicated saturation. The sobriety checkpoint will be held in DeKalb County and the saturation will be conducted in Buchanan County.
The checkpoint is a static operation on a specific highway that is designed to check every driver to ensure they are not impaired. The driving while intoxicated saturation is a mobile operation in which troopers saturate a specific highway in an effort to arrest intoxicated drivers.
Captain Robinson urges the public to report all impaired drivers. “Impaired drivers not only endanger their lives, they also endanger the lives of innocent motorists who travel the highways of Missouri,” stated Captain Robinson.
To report unsafe driving, motorists can use the Patrol’s emergency telephone numbers. They are 1-800-525-5555 or, on a cellular phone, *55.



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