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

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo 65402


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Crain
573-368-2345
March 18, 2013
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EMPHASIS: Troop I Announces Results Of Sobriety Checkpoint


Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted from 10 p.m., on March 16, 2013, until 2 a.m., March 17, 2013, on Missouri Highway 28 at the Gasconade River in Pulaski County. During the four-hour period, troopers assigned to the checkpoint stopped a total of 151 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts during the operation:
3 - Seat Belt Violations
1 - Driver’s License Violation
6 - Uninsured Motorist Violations
2 - Non-Moving Traffic Violations
11 - Warnings

“If you observe a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner, please call the Missouri State Highway Patrol emergency hotline at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone to report the incident,” stated Captain Kenley. “By removing the impaired driver from our highways we hope to continue to make Missouri’s highways some of the safest in our nation.”
The Patrol encourages motorists and watercraft operators to protect themselves by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint and everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life and Wear It!!!

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