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

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2015-15
May 29, 2015

EMPHASIS: June Enforcement Operations Scheduled For Troop A


Captain Scott A. Shipers, commanding officer Troop A, Lee's Summit, announces DWI checkpoints will be conducted in the Troop A area during the month of June. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, along with the Gladstone Police Department, will conduct a DWI checkpoint in Clay County and there will be a DWI checkpoint conducted with the Kansas City [MO] Police Department in Jackson County. Both of these checkpoints will occur at some point in the month of June. These operations are an effort by law enforcement agencies to remove impaired drivers from Missouri's highways. The checkpoints will consist of officers stopping drivers at a set location and testing those who have been drinking.

Captain Shipers stated, "Our goal is to make traveling on Missouri’s highways safer for everyone. Remember to do your part. Obey the speed limit, pay attention to the job of driving, always buckle your seat belt, and if you are going to drink, please use a sober chauffeur or alternative transportation. We urge all citizens to report any driver they observe operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner.” The public can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone.

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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