A recent sobriety checkpoint and DWI Enforcement Saturation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop D Saturday resulted in several arrests.
Troopers working the sobriety checkpoint in Webster County stopped 533 vehicles. Here's the list of enforcement contacts made during that operation:
DWI Arrests: 5
Seat Belt Violations: 2
Driver's License Violations: 7
Uninsured Motorists Violations: 6
Non-Moving Violations: 6
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests: 5
Felony Drug Arrests: 2
Felony Traffic Arrests: 3
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests: 10
Felony Warrant Arrests: 2
Recovered Stolen Vehicles: 1
Fifty vehicles were stopped in Newton County during the DWI Saturation. Here's the list of enforcement contacts made during that operation:
Speed Violations: 7
Seat Belt Citations: 15
Child Restraint Offense: 1
Following Too Close Violation: 1
Lane Violation: 1
Driver License Violations: 2
Uninsured Motorist Violations: 2
Hazardous Moving Citations: 3
Non-Moving Traffic Offenses: 2
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests: 5
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests: 2
Felony Drug Arrests: 4
Officers also issued 70 warnings for various other traffic violations during the operation.
MSHP Troop D commanding officer, Captain Juan Villanueva, says the objective of DWI enforcement projects is to deter drinking and driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving won’t be tolerated.
