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
DS2012-8
April 13, 2012

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


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces on April 24 and 25, 2012, Troop D will be working with members of the Missouri Operation Lifesaver program in Jasper and Newton counties 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 both counties.

Operation Lifesaver team members will consist of troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, local law enforcement agencies, BNSF Railway, KCS Railway, Missouri Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, and Operation Lifesaver volunteers.

Over the past two years, three crossing crashes have occurred in these counties, resulting in one injury. In addition, during the same time frame, two trespass incidents have resulted in two fatalities and one injury.

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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