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Hazelwood Police Department Releases Drunk Driving Crackdown Arrest Numbers From March Weekend CheckPoint

Marco Webster, Neighbor

The , (HPD), made two drunk-driving arrests during the March 16 - 20, 2011, drunk driving crackdown.

 HPD officers also issued the following traffic citations:

  • three speeding tickets
  • one seat belt ticket
  • five other traffic violations

 Law enforcement agencies throughout Missouri participated in this statewide effort to get drunk drivers off the street in order to make Missouri roads safer.

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Impaired driving contributes to 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities. In '09, 281 people were killed and 1, 141 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver. For more information, visit www.saveMOlives.com.

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