MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
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October 10, 2013
EMPHASIS: Colonel Ron Replogle Extends Appreciation To Those Donating Blood In Memory Of Cpl. Michael W. Webster

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, extends his appreciation to those who donated blood as part of the Patrol’s 20th Annual Corporal Michael E. Webster Memorial Blood Drive. This year’s blood drive was expanded from Troop A to include the entire state. It is hoped the Michael E. Webster Memorial Blood drive will save lives and raise awareness about the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

The Patrol appreciates and recognizes those who donated or volunteered during the blood drive at the following locations:

Troop A: 45 units collected
Troop B: 17 units collected
Troop C: 22 units collected
Troop D: 28 units collected
Troop E: 35 units collected
Troop F/GHQ: 52 units collected
Troop G: 23 units collected
Troop H: 27 units collected
Troop I: 21 units collected

Total = 270 pints of blood

Because each pint (unit) can help save up to three lives, nearly 810 lives could be saved thanks to the donors.

Cpl. Michael E. Webster was killed on October 2, 1993, by a drunk driver while standing next to a vehicle he had stopped for a traffic violation. The Patrol hosted this statewide blood drive to emphasize the seriousness associated with alcohol-related traffic crashes. Blood is an essential element, which may help to save someone’s life after they have been involved in a traffic crash.

Someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related crash every two hours in Missouri. Alcohol was involved in 28% of all fatal crashes during 2012. Drunk drivers killed 229 people and injured 3,869 in Missouri traffic crashes last year.

The colonel would also like to thank our partners (American Red Cross, Be The Match, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, and local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, community colleges, etc.) throughout the state who are holding blood drives in memory of Cpl. Webster. If you would like to donate blood in Cpl. Webster’s memory, visit www.MEWEBSTER.org to find a location near you. Be sure to let the volunteers know that you are donating in Cpl. Webster’s name at the time you give blood.

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