MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Service Center - 4282 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2012-20
September 11, 2012

EMPHASIS: Troop D To Participate In Operation Lifesaver Positive Enforcement Activities


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces on September 12, 2012, Troop D will be working with members of the Missouri Operation Lifesaver program in McDonald County to raise the awareness level for railroad crossing safety and trespass prevention. This will be accomplished by Operation Lifesaver team members visiting with motorists briefly in advance of certain railroad crossings. Team members will be reminding drivers about railroad safety tips as they approach crossings throughout the county.

Operation Lifesaver team members will consist of troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, local law enforcement agencies, Kansas City Southern Railway, Federal Railroad Administration, and Operation Lifesaver volunteers.

Over the past two years, two crossing crashes have occurred in this county resulting in one injury and one trespass incident which resulted in one fatality. In addition, several unsafe motorist actions have been reported in recent months.

For more information on Operation Lifesaver, contact Rick Mooney, Missouri Operation Lifesaver state coordinator, at 573-634-4113 (office) or 573-230-3284 (cell). For additional information or statistics, please visit the state website at www.ShowMeOL.org, or the national website at www.oli.org.
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