MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-07163
July 6, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop G Releases Checkpoint Totals
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:
A total of 18 citations and 10 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Carter County on July 2, 2016. Also, there were eight drug arrests and four arrests for outstanding misdemeanor warrants. The checkpoint was conducted at the intersection of Missouri Highway 21 and U.S. Highway 60 near Van Buren, Missouri. Totals from this checkpoint include:
4 -- seat belt citations
2 -- non-moving violation citations
10 -- uninsured motorists citations
2 -- driver license violation citations
8 -- drug arrests
4 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests
“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,” said Captain Inman. “Nobody wants to share the road with a drunk, drugged, or otherwise unsafe driver.”
The only 100 percent survivable crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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