Two DWIs, three arrests made during Joplin DWI checkpoint

(From the Joplin Police Department)

On Saturday March 28th, 2015, the Joplin Police Department along with members of the Southwest Missouri DWI Taskforce and the support of MADD hosted a DWI checkpoint at Zora and Rangeline.

The goals of the checkpoint were to:

1. Detect and apprehend impaired drivers
2. Raise Awareness to the dangers of Driving while intoxicated or impaired.
3. Encourage people to plan events and alternate transportation accordingly.

The check point was in service from 9:30 pm to 2:00 am Sunday morning.

Nine hundred thirty-eight drivers were contacted, 11 field sobriety test were conducted on subjects 2-DWI’s 13-total tickets 35-warnings 3-total arrests

This checkpoint was funded through a grant provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety Division.