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
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September 12, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop D Announces Results Of Sobriety Checkpoints
Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, announces the results of sobriety checkpoints conducted in Greene and McDonald counties on Friday, September 9, and Saturday, September 10, 2016, respectively. The enforcement locations were selected based on their high number of drinking and impairment-related crashes, in addition to other traffic violations that contribute to unsafe driving behavior.
Troopers, along with officers from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department and the Springfield Police Department, conducted the checkpoint on Campbell Avenue at Sunset Street in Springfield. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made by troopers during the checkpoint/saturation:
Vehicles Contacted -- 260
DWI Arrests -- 3
Seat Belt Violations -- 6
Speed Offenses -- 2
Failure To Yield Violation -- 1
Other Hazardous Moving Violation -- 1
Driver License Violations -- 4
Uninsured Motorists Violations -- 8
Non-Moving Violations -- 3
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests -- 2
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests -- 3
Felony Warrant Arrest -- 1
Other Felony Arrest -- 1
Troopers also issued 57 warnings for various other traffic violations during the operation.
During the checkpoint in McDonald County, officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped 278 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:
DWI Arrests -- 4
Seat Belt Violations -- 6
Child Restraint Violations -- 2
Driver License Violations -- 11
Uninsured Motorists Violation -- 1
Non-Moving Violations -- 3
Troopers also issued 35 warnings for various other traffic violations during the operation.
"The objective of DWI enforcement projects is to deter drinking and driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated," stated Captain Villanueva.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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