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

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo 65402


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Crain
573-368-2345
July 07, 2010
I07B10

EMPHASIS: Troop I Announces Results Of Special Enforcement Operations


Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the results of two DWI saturation patrols conducted in Pulaski County from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. each day on July 3, 2010 and July 4, 2010. During the operations, troopers placed special emphasis on patrolling those highways where in the past a higher number of impaired drivers were either involved in a traffic crash or arrested for DWI. During the enforcement operations troopers stopped 71vehicles, issued 28 citations and 85warnings. The following is a breakdown of the traffic arrests:

DWI: 3 (one felony)
Speed: 10
Failure To Wear A Seat Belt: 7
Careless and Imprudent Driving: 2
Driver’s License Violation: 2
No Proof Of Insurance: 2
Vehicle Registration Violations: 2


Captain Kenley would like to remind all motorists to be extra careful during the summer months and that suspected intoxicated drivers can be reported by dialing *55 on your cellular telephone.



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