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:
Sgt. Michael A. Mitchell
(573) 368-2345 x3953
I0520C
May 19, 2020
EMPHASIS:
Troop I To Conduct Special Operations During Memorial Day Holiday
Captain Eddie A. Blaylock, commanding officer of Troop I, announces special enforcement operations during the 2020 Memorial Day weekend. The official counting period for this year’s holiday begins at 6 p.m., Friday, May 22, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2020.
Statewide, the Patrol will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort) during the extended holiday weekend. This means every available trooper will be on the road enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists.
Troop I will also participate in a 20-Mile Trooper enforcement project. This initiative assigns troopers every 20 miles along Interstate 44 within Troop I. Troopers will focus their attention on seat belt use, impaired drivers, distractive driving, excessive speed, and hazardous moving violations. Troopers will also be available to respond to motorist’s calls for assistance. Motorists in need of assistance or those who want to report a crime should call the Highway Patrol’s Emergency Assistance number 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone.
The Memorial Day weekend is also an unofficial start to the boating season. Whether you are on a lake or small float stream, boating is a great pastime and troopers want everyone to enjoy themselves in a safe manner. Troopers will be targeting all boating violations and will be especially vigilant regarding careless watercraft operations throughout the entire holiday weekend. Never operate a boat while you are impaired, and never ride with an impaired operator. Please be courteous to others on the water, wear a life jacket, and obey the law regarding safe operation of a vessel and no wake zones. Troopers will also be available to help boaters in need of assistance.
Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in Missouri. The choices you make when you’re behind the wheel matter. Make good choices, so you’ll never have to say, “If I could just go back...”
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