MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
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June 29, 2016
EMPHASIS:
July Enforcement Efforts Scheduled For Troop D
Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces several enforcement operations that will be conducted sometime during the month of July 2016.
Troop D officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI saturations in Taney and McDonald counties. These efforts will concentrate on highways which have been found to have a high number of alcohol-related crashes and enforcement contacts. The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to more than 25 percent of all Missouri fatal traffic crashes. That’s why the Missouri State Highway Patrol will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on impaired driving throughout the month of July.
Additionally, water enforcement saturations will be conducted in Dallas and McDonald counties on the Niangua and Elk Rivers, respectively. The goal of these enforcement operations is to detect intoxicated boaters and other violations that contribute to boating crashes and drownings. Also, the enforcement locations are selected based on their high number of drinking and impairment-related boating crashes, in addition to reported behavioral problems, illegal drug usage, and underage alcohol consumption.
Finally, the Patrol will be conducting hazardous moving violation saturations in Greene, McDonald, and Taney counties. The primary goal of these projects is to positively impact traffic problems by reducing crashes. The objectives are to heighten the awareness of the risks associated with impaired driving and increase compliance of the speed limit and seat belt laws.
“The Missouri State Highway Patrol is committed to removing unsafe drivers and boaters from our highways and waterways,” said Captain Villanueva. “Saturations and sobriety checkpoints are part of the Patrol’s strategy to make Missouri’s roadways safer and ensure that families can spend time on and around the water in a safe environment.”
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.”
Watercraft operators must consider the effect their actions have on others: Share the waterway and use common sense, good judgment, and courtesy to ensure the safety of all. Life jackets save lives. Wear It!!
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