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

Troop G Headquarters-P.O. Box 10-Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-07103
July 7, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Results Of Sobriety Checkpoint/Saturation


Captain Dwayne F. Isringhausen, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 56 arrests and 103 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Howell County on July 3, 2010, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and Missouri Route 17. Totals from this checkpoint include:

3 -- misdemeanor DWI arrests
3-- speed summonses
15 -- seat belt summonses
1-- child restraint summons
1-- other hazardous moving vehicle summons
10 -- non-moving summonses
8 -- driver’s license summonses
2-- uninsured motorist summonses
2-- felony drug arrests
2-- felony warrant arrests
2-- misdemeanor drug arrests
7-- misdemeanor warrant arrests

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A total of 49 arrests and 32 warnings were issued in conjunction with a DWI Saturation conducted in Howell County on June 26, 2010. The designated highways for this saturation were U.S. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 160. Totals from this saturation include:

4 -- misdemeanor DWI arrests
6-- speed summonses
13 -- seat belt summonses
2-- other hazardous moving vehicle summonses
5 -- non-moving arrests
2 -- driver’s license arrests
7 -- no-insurance arrests
1-- minor in possession summons
4-- misdemeanor drug arrests
5 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests

Captain Isringhausen 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 and saturations. Nobody wants to share the road with a drunk, drugged, or otherwise unsafe driver.”

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