For further information please contact: Trooper Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500
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April 18, 2011

EMPHASIS: MCSAP Safety Truck Check-Cape Girardeau and Pemiscot Counties

Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer, Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announced a Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Project (MCSAP) will be held in Cape Girardeau and Pemiscot counties from April 25 to April 29, 2011. During the operation troopers and officers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will be concentrating their efforts on locating unsafe commercial vehicles and hazardous moving violations.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol urges all citizens to report any vehicle they observe operating in a careless manner. The public can contact the Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or on their cellular phone at *55.