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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D212015
June 22, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop D Announces Results Of DWI Checkpoint And Hazardous Moving Saturation

Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces the results of a DWI checkpoint conducted in Taney County, and a hazardous moving saturation conducted in Newton and McDonald counties, on Saturday, June 20, 2015.

During the DWI operation in Taney County, troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol were assigned to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in a continued effort to remove impaired drivers from the highways. The location of this checkpoint was on Missouri Highway 265 at the Table Rock State Park, south of the Table Rock Dam. A total of 260 vehicles were stopped, and the following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:

1--Driving While Intoxicated Arrest
1--Failure To Wear Seat Belt Summons
3--Driver License Violations
5--Uninsured Motorists Violations
8--Non-Moving Traffic Offenses
1--Misdemeanor Drug Arrest
1--Felony Drug Arrest
2--Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests

Officers also issued 26 warnings for various other traffic violations during the operation.

Troopers conducting the hazardous moving saturation in Newton and McDonald counties stopped 52 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:

18--Speed Summonses
9--Seat Belt Violations
1--Child Restraint Offense
4--Non-Moving Offenses
2--Driver License Violations
1--Uninsured Motorist Violation
1--Driver License Violation
4--Other Hazardous Moving Violations

Officers also issued 40 warnings for various other traffic violations during the operation.

Captain Villanueva stated, “Motorists traveling on Missouri’s roadways can expect that members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be striving to do all we can to rid our roads of unsafe drivers. Please help us by being the safest driver you can possibly be. Always pay attention to the task of driving, don’t drink and drive, and please wear your seat belt at all times.”

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!

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