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

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt Highway-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Lieutenant Shawn Skoglund
816-387-2345
H03003
March 18, 2014

EMPHASIS: Troop H Announces Results Of A Sobriety Checkpoint



Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on March 17, 2014, in Buchanan County. The checkpoint was a joint operation conducted with the Northwest Missouri DWI Task Force which included officers from the St. Joseph [MO] Police Department, Savannah [MO] Police Department, Andrew County Sheriff's Department, Buchanan County Sheriff's Department, and Nodaway County Sheriff's Department. The location of the checkpoint was selected due to an elevated number of alcohol-related traffic crashes and impaired drivers. Officers at the checkpoint contacted 794 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:

Driving While Intoxicated Arrest -- 1
Seat Belt Violation -- 1
Child Restraint Violation -- 1
Non-Moving Violation -- 1
No Valid Driver's License Violations -- 12
Driving While Suspended or Revoked -- 7
Uninsured Motorist -- 1
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests -- 2
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests -- 6
Felony Drug Arrests -- 1
Felony Warrant Arrest -- 1
Warnings -- 10

Captain Robinson stated, "The objective of DWI enforcement projects is to deter drinking and driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated." The Missouri State Highway Patrol urges all citizens to report any vehicle they observe operating in a careless manner. The public can contact the Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or at *55 on their cellular phone.

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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