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3737 2012-08-10 Troop D Speeding Motorist Arrested for Fourth Offense DWI

News Release – Troop D

August 10, 2012
Speeding Motorist Arrested for Fourth Offense DWI

This morning, at 7:13 a.m., a state trooper assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop D clocked a vehicle traveling 93 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour speed zone on Interstate 210 near Legion Street in Lake Charles. Troopers determined the driver, 42-year-old Roger L. Paris of Lake Charles, was impaired.

Paris was arrested for DWI fourth offense, driving with a suspended driver’s license, and speeding 93 MPH in a 60 MPH zone. He was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center.

In 2011, Troop D troopers arrested over 1,200 people for impaired driving. Many of those impaired drivers were reported to State Police by concerned motorists. To report impaired drivers, motorists are encouraged to dial *LSP (*577) from their cellular phone or to contact their local law enforcement agency.

Contact Information:
Sgt. James Anderson
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Section
Office: (337) 491-2932
james.anderson@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org

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