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

Troop C Headquarters- 891 Technology Drive, Weldon Spring, MO 63304


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Corporal Jeff Wilson
636-300-2800 ext. 3334
C01021
April 25, 2011

EMPHASIS: Two Sobriety Checkpoints To Be Held In Troop C


Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that two sobriety checkpoints will be held in Troop C during the month of May 2011. The checkpoints will be held in St. Charles and St. Louis counties. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, in cooperation with other area law enforcement agencies, will conduct these checkpoints.

Sobriety checkpoints are part of the Patrol’s efforts to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri’s highways, and are conducted at various locations which have been found to experience a higher than normal number of alcohol-related contacts and collisions.

Captain Johnson urges the public to report all impaired drivers. “Impaired drivers not only endanger their lives, they also endanger the lives of innocent motorists who travel the highways of Missouri,” states Captain Johnson.

To report unsafe driving, motorists can use the Patrol’s emergency telephone numbers. They are 1-800-525-5555 or cellular *55.





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