Missouri Highway Patrol troopers arrested 130 drivers for DUI between December 21 and midnight on Christmas day this year, more than doubling the 56 arrests made by the department during this same weekend in 2011.  The increase is due, in some part, to the longer weekend, as Christmas fell on a Tuesday this year.  42 drivers arrested by the MOHP were taken off the road in the St. Louis area.  The high number of drivers arrested during this brief period is made even more alarming when one considers that drivers arrested by county and municipal law enforcement officers were not included in these numbers.

As we always say, it is always best to be extra safe when out enjoying the holidays.  Hopefully you will keep this in mind as we ring in 2013 on Tuesday night.

Happy New Year from the Law Office of Nicholas Lindley!! All the best in 2013…