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

Troop D Service Center - 4282 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2011-8
May 11, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results From Enforcement Projects In Newton County


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, announces the results of a driving while intoxicated saturation on Thursday, May 5, 2011, and a sobriety checkpoint held on Friday, May 6, 2011. Both enforcement projects were held in Newton County.

The driving while intoxicated saturation was comprised of three troopers who had a total of 27 arrests and 29 warnings throughout the eight-hour project. Totals from this saturation include:

9 -- speed citations
12 -- seat belt citations
1 -- child restraint citation
4 -- non-moving citations
1 -- driver’s license citation

A total of 27 arrests were made and 46 warnings issued in conjunction with a sobriety checkpoint in Newton County at the intersection of Missouri Highway 59 and Missouri Route MM. The nine troopers at the four-hour checkpoint stopped 406 drivers. Totals from this checkpoint include:

1 -- DWI arrest
6 -- seat belt citations
2 -- child restraint citations
4 -- non-moving citations
7 -- driver’s license citations
7 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests

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