WELDON SPRING, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com)—
Half a dozen Missouri State Troopers are on the hunt for drunk drivers. Operation ARREST is targeting drivers in St. Charles County who may have had too much wine and beer at Oktoberfest celebrations or college football gatherings at sports bars. The special strike team aims to get those drivers off the road. Operation Arrest is a monthly special assignment aimed at making roads in the metro region safer. And it meant a long Saturday night for several Missouri State Troopers looking for drunk drivers.Cpl. Jeff Wilson with the Missouri Highway Patrol says, "Operation ARREST is Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team. It's made of six troopers who are highly skilled in alcohol or DWI detection."
"It could be anything from sluggish lane usage , straddling the center line, speed,. It could be slow response to items like vehicles in front of them, using their turn signals when they are not turning," says Wilson.
Troopers say they often find drivers coming from the wineries who should not be behind the wheel. The goal is to stop a dangerous driver before someone gets hurt. The last time these officers worked an overnight in St. Charles County they pulled 12 drunk drivers off the roads before anything harmful occurred.
