Greene County reports more than 200 DWI arrests in '08

Springfield, MO

A state grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation is helping Greene County deputies get drunk drivers off the road.

The Greene County Sheriff's office announced Tuesday deputies have arrested 207 impaired drivers so far in 2008. The number covers the time period of January through June.

The department is crediting much of the DWI enforcement success to a grant from MoDOT that provides overtime pay to off-duty deputies.

According to a news release issued Tuesday, deputies made most of those arrests on primary roads that are most heavily traveled. In the coming months, deputies will target main roads leading into larger subdivisions, the release said.

The 207 arrests so far this year compare to 176 for the same period a year ago.

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