Columbia, MO
An effort to stop intoxicated drivers in the Lake of the Woods area Friday night and early Saturday resulted in 12 arrests and nine summonses, including six arrests for DWI.The Boone County Sheriff’s Department conducted the DWI saturation from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release. Deputies stopped about 40 vehicles.
A total of six arrests were made on suspicion of DWI, two on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license, two for outstanding warrants, one on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a child and one on suspicion of adult liquor-law violations, the news release said. Three people were issued summonses for hazardous moving violations and six for non-hazardous moving violations.
Funding for the DWI check came from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Division of Highway Safety.