St. Peters Police Hosting Sobriety Checkpoints this Weekend

The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14.

St. Peters Police Planning Sobriety Checkpoint

The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14.

In an effort to take impaired drivers off the road during the holiday season, St. Peters Police have planned a sobriety checkpoint. At an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14, St. Peters Police will be cracking down on drunken driving. The checkpoint is part of an effort to make the roads safer—218 people were killed and 867 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver in 2011. St. Peters Police said impaired driving contributes to nearly 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities.  Drunken driving can result in jail time, the loss of a driver's license, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks. Insurance rates also can rise, along with legal fees.  Missouri has a zero tolerance law for impaired driving. If …

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St. Peters Police Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers

Police Departments statewide will place extra emphasis on busting drunken drivers this week.

With prom and graduation season here, Missouri law enforcement want to make sure Missouri youth are celebrating safe and sober.  The St. Peters Police Department will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunken driving May 4 to 13. It is illegal for someone under 21 to possess or consume alcohol in Missouri, yet youth make up a significant proportion of drunk drivers causing traffic crashes on Missouri roadways. Missouri has a Zero Tolerance Law—if you are under 21, your license will be suspended if you’re caught driving with even a trace of alcohol in your system. Consequences of drunken driving include jail time, loss of their driver licenses, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks.  Insurance rates go up…

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St. Peters Police To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints

Checkpoint will take place between April 22 and April 30.

Law enforcement officers in the St. Charles County area will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in an undisclosed location in St. Peters. The exact date and time of the checkpoint will not be released, but it will be sometime between April 22 and April 30. “It’s never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Drivers could lose their license, pay large fines, or worst of all, cause a tragic loss of life,” St. Peters Police Chief Tom Bishop said in a press release.  In 2009, 281 people died and 1,141 people were seriously injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes in Missouri. Impaired driving contributes to 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities. St. Peters will continue to conduct sobriety checkpoints…

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