MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
E-19
May 31, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop E Releases Memorial Day Enforcement Totals
Captain Jeffrey N. Vitale, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announces the Memorial Day holiday traffic crash and enforcement totals for the Troop E area, which consists of 13 counties in Southeast Missouri. Troop E officers working on Interstate 55 participated in the enforcement project. Troopers assigned to this operation worked 12-hour shifts to patrol 20-mile intervals on major highways and interstates in Southeast Missouri on Friday, May 27, and on Monday, May 30, 2016. Totals from this operation include:
124--speed summonses
32--seat belt summonses
21--child restraint summonses
13--driving while intoxicated arrests
7--drug arrests
196--warnings
219--motorist assists
Captain Vitale said, “Even though this major holiday period has ended, we want to urge motorists to continue to drive safely and always wear their seat belts.”
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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