MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo. 65402
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Cody H. Fulkerson
(573)368-2345 Ext; 3953
I05D2016
May 25, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop I To Conduct Selective Enforcement Operations In June
Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that sometime during the month of June, troopers assigned to Troop I will participate in a special enforcement operation that will target drivers committing hazardous moving violations.
This particular operation will be conducted in Phelps and Crawford counties, and will target violations that commonly cause traffic crashes. Statistics show that inattention is a contributing factor in many traffic crashes. Vehicles being driven by individuals who are not paying attention may cross the centerline and travel into the path of an oncoming vehicle. In other situations, inattention will result in drivers allowing their vehicle to travel off the highway. If not careful, these drivers will overcorrect as they attempt to steer back onto the road, which may also result in a traffic crash. The troopers involved in this operation will target all violations, including speed and driving while impaired, which may result in a traffic crash.
“Our mission is to make our highways safer, which cannot be solely accomplished by traffic arrests,” said Capt. Remillard. “In order to meet this goal it is vital that every motorist take it upon themselves to be a safe, courteous, and conscientious driver.”
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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