MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
TROOP C HEADQUARTERS
891 Technology Drive
Weldon Spring, MO 63304
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Corporal Juston Wheetley
(636) 300-2800 ext. 3334
C2016-027
August 23, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Patrol Announces DWI Saturation in St. Louis County
Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer, Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that sometime during the month of August 2016, Troop C officers will conduct DWI saturation in St. Louis County. The areas selected for enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officers’ input as to probable contact with DWI violators.
“The intoxicated driver continues to be a major contributor to traffic crashes in Missouri,” said Captain Johnson. “Approximately 25 percent of all fatal crashes involve an impaired driver. Please assist the Missouri State Highway Patrol in removing impaired drivers from our roadways by contacting us toll-free 1-800-525-5555 or cellular *55.”
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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