Missouri State Highway Patrol: St. Patrick's Day DWI enforcement checkpoints this weekend

Branson, MO

The Missouri State Highway Patrol will join with law enforcement agencies throughout the state to conduct DWI special enforcement programs quarterly in 2008, with the first one set to take place Friday through Monday.

“Every year impaired drivers are a danger to Missouri motorists,” said Col. James F. Keathley. “Last year, drunk drivers killed 236 people. Saturation and checkpoints have proved effective. Both serve as deterrents and save lives.”

The DWI special enforcement program is in addition to numerous other Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs conducted throughout the year.

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Division of Highway Safety funds these additional DWI special enforcement programs.

The DWI special enforcement program will include both checkpoints and saturation. The goal of the program is to remove intoxicated drivers from Missouri’s roadways and make travel safer for the citizens of Missouri.

“The patrol is committed to working with the public and other law enforcement agencies to find and arrest impaired drivers,” Keathley said.

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