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

Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Mo 63552


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For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
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December 3, 2009

EMPHASIS: 2009 Troop B Area Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement And Traffic Crash Totals



Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday traffic crash and preliminary enforcement totals for the Troop B area, which consists of the 16 northeast counties of Missouri.
During the 2009 Thanksgiving weekend traffic crash counting period, which began on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., and ended on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at 11:59 p.m., Troop B officers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) and a 10-Mile Trooper enforcement project on U.S. Highway 63. During these operations, troopers investigated 21 traffic crashes, in which 13 people were injured. There were no traffic fatalities in the Troop B area during this time period. Preliminary enforcement totals show Troop B officers made seven arrests for driving while intoxicated, issued 396 speeding summonses and 120 seat belt summonses, and assisted 72 motorists.
“The Missouri State Highway Patrol takes holiday weekends very seriously,” stated Captain Elliott. “Taking the job of driving seriously, and remembering to buckle up will help reduce the number of traffic crashes and fatalities.”



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