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: Sergeant Al Nothum
(636) 300-2800 ext. 3340
C2014-012
March 20, 2014

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In St. Louis County



Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday, March 14, 2014. The checkpoint was held from 10 p.m. on Friday, March 14, to 3 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2014, and was located at Interstate 255 at Missouri Highway 231. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 601 vehicles were stopped during this five-hour operation. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol made the following enforcement contacts:

5 -- DWI arrests
1 -- seat belt summons
1 -- speed summons
4 -- driver's license summonses
3 -- hazardous moving summonses
4 -- drug arrests
15 -- warnings issued

Captain Johnson stated, "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.

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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