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. 259
A041003
April 19, 2010

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Clay County On April 16, 2010


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, April 16, 2010. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department and was located in Clay County, on U.S. Highway 169 & Lou Holland Drive. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.
A total of 1,037 cars were checked during this four hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

DWI -- 28
Seat Belt / Child Restraint -- 1
Driver's License -- 2
Child Endangerment -- 4
Hazardous Moving -- 3
Misdemeanor Warrant -- 1
Minor In Possession -- 3
Non-moving -- 3
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Total Arrests =45
Total Warnings = 71

The focus of law enforcement is to enforce all laws and apprehend violators. The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated. To report a suspected intoxicated driver dial 9-1-1 or *55 on your cell phone.
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