DWI sobreity checkpont in St. Charles nets 8 arrets

St. Charles County

St. Charles

A no-refusal, blood-only DWI checkpoint in St. Charles County resulted in eight arrests Saturday, the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Lt. Craig McGuire said officers from the Sheriff’s Department and the St. Peters Police Department stopped 982 vehicles at Highway 94 and Highway D between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. The results:

* Four arrests for Driving While Intoxicated
* Three driver’s license violations
* One arrest for failure to comply with law enforcement

Three people refused to give blood, McGuire said, so officers obtained warrants to draw blood. Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Jones said officers e-mailed the warrants to a prosecutor. The prosecutor then brought the warrant to a judge who was waiting at the Missouri Highway Patrol Headquarters to sign it.

The Eastern Missouri Police Academy, St. Charles County Department of Corrections, St. Charles County Ambulance District, and the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office also participated.

Jones said traffic was stopped on Highway 94 for the first half of the check point and on both highways during the second half. He said officers chose that intersection because of a number of bad crashes nearby as well as its proximity to the wineries, a couple of bars and fishing spots where people have been known to drink all day.

Jones said the checkpoint cost between $1,000 and $2,000 for overtime pay. The money came from state grants.

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