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: Corporal Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
05271417
May 28, 2014

EMPHASIS: Troop E Announces Memorial Day Holiday Totals


Captain George E. Ridens, 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 investigated 29 traffic crashes, which resulted in one fatality and 17 injuries. Troop E officers working on Interstate 55 participated in the 20-Mile Trooper 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 23, and on Monday, May 26, 2014. Totals from this operation include:

466--speed summonses
247--seat belt summonses
27--child restraint summonses
13--driving while intoxicated arrests
1--boating while intoxicated arrest
22--drug arrests
1,619--warnings
413--motorist assists

Captain Ridens 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.”

In support of "The Drive To ZERO Highway Deaths," the Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!
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