SHP-715L 10/08
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
C2017-004
March 20, 2017

EMPHASIS: Patrol Announces DWI Saturation In Franklin County

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer, Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that sometime during the month of March 2017, Troop C officers will conduct a DWI saturation in Franklin 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. “Preliminary statistics indicate approximately 22 percent of all fatal crashes involve an impaired driver in 2016. 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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