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-05165
May 20, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop G Releases Checkpoint Totals
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:
A total of 12 citations and 37 warnings were issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Douglas County on May 14, 2016. Also, there was one arrest for driving while intoxicated, two drug arrests, and one arrest for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. The checkpoint was conducted at the intersection of Missouri Highway 5 and Missouri Highway 76 in Ava, Missouri. Totals from this checkpoint include:
3 -- seat belt citations
3 -- non-moving violation citations
6 -- uninsured motorists citations
2 -- drug arrests
1 -- misdemeanor warrant arrest
1 -- driving while intoxicated arrest
Captain Inman 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. 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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