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C01093
January 3, 2012

EMPHASIS: Holiday Totals For Troop C

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces the traffic crash totals for Christmas and New Year’s holiday counting period for the Troop C area. During the Christmas holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m., on Friday, December 23, 2011, and ended 11:59 on Monday, December 26, 2011, Troop C officers investigated 54 crashes, 18 of which resulted in injuries, with no fatalities. Troop C officers made seven driving while intoxicated arrests.

During the New Year’s counting period, which began at 6 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2011, and ended at 11:59 on Monday, January 2, 2012, Troop C officers investigated 30 crashes, 10 of which resulted in injuries, with no fatalities. During this time, Troop C officers made 17 driving while intoxicated arrests.

During 2011, Troop C saw a nine percent decrease in traffic fatalities compared to 2010. During 2011, 115 individuals were killed in traffic crashes in the Troop C area as compared with 2010, which had 127 fatalities.

"We had a successful holiday counting period with no traffic related fatalities," stated Captain Johnson. "We must continue our education and enforcement efforts into the New Year. It is hoped we’ll see another decrease in fatalities for 2012.”

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