City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 15, 2019

CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.817.5049
[email protected]

Columbia Police to increase enforcement of impaired driving laws this weekend

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

As part of the Columbia Police Department’s continual efforts to keep our roads safe, CPD will increase enforcement of impaired driving laws during the upcoming weekend of May 17-19. Using a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division, CPD will have additional officers on duty to specifically focus on impaired driving enforcement.

"It’s simply not worth taking the chance by driving intoxicated when it is easy to hand your keys over to a sober person or call a taxi or use a ride-hailing service to safely get you where you need to be,'' Interim Police Chief Geoff Jones said.

In 2018, 921 people were killed on Missouri roadways. Of the 921 deaths, approximately 8% of the deaths involved at least one driver who was under the influence of alcohol.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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