Troopers make 8 BWI arrests during Lake of the Ozarks checkpoint

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested 8 people on Saturday during a BWI checkpoint at the 3.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm and the 3.5 and 10 mile markers of the Osage.

Sergeant Scott White said it happened from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 228 boats were contacted.

Here is a breakdown of the results of the checkpoint.

53 warnings 9 citations 4 people didn’t have personal floating devices 1 child under 7 was not wearing a personal floating device 1 failure to register 1 expired registration 1 no boater safety ID card 1 fail to yield 8 BWI arrests

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