For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2012-6
March 28, 2012

EMPHASIS: April Enforcement Projects Scheduled For Troop D

Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces that sometime during the month of April, Troop D will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and three driving while intoxicated saturations. The sobriety checkpoint will be held in Stone County and the saturations will be held in Dallas, Lawrence, and Stone counties.

In addition, the Patrol will be conducting a hazardous moving violations saturation in Jasper County. Troopers will focus their enforcement efforts primarily in high-crash areas, with an emphasis on speed, improper lane changes, following too close and impaired drivers.

Finally, troopers will be participating in a “Click It or Ticket” enforcement operation on April 13, 2012. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be conducting the operation in all 18 counties of Troop D. The Patrol will continue its zero tolerance policy for seat belt use throughout this operation to raise seat belt awareness and compliance. The campaign is part of a national program, in conjunction with the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety and other law enforcement agencies to aggressively pursue safety belt enforcement.

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