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

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


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For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2012-34
August 25, 2012

EMPHASIS: Results Of DWI Checkpoint In Jackson County On August 24, 2012

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, August 24, 2012. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department. The checkpoint was held from 11 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Saturday and was located at 3719 Independence Avenue. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 584 cars were checked during this five-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

32 -- DWI
6 -- driving while revoked summonses
5 -- seat belt summonses
3 -- no insurance summonses
13 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests
1 -- felony warrant arrest
1 -- felony drug arrest
1 -- hazardous moving summons
16 -- non-moving summonses
1 -- minor in possession summons
53 -- warnings

Captain Powell stated, "Statistics indicate every two hours, someone in Missouri is killed or injured in an alcohol related crash. 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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