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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D132014
July 7, 2014

EMPHASIS: Troop D -- Results Of July Fourth Holiday Counting Period, Sobriety Checkpoint, And Enforcement Saturations



Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces the results of the 2014 July Fourth holiday counting period, including the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted in Stone County, a water enforcement saturation in Dallas and Laclede counties on the Niangua River, and a driving while intoxicated saturation in McDonald County. During the holiday period, troopers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort), and also conducted a 20-Mile Trooper Operation on Interstate 44.

Statewide, six people died in traffic crashes, three people died in boating crashes, and three people drowned during the 2014 July Fourth holiday counting period. There were zero fatal traffic crashes on highways covered by the 20-Mile Trooper project. The counting period began at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 3, 2014, and ended at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, July 6, 2014. The Missouri State Highway Patrol worked 263 traffic crashes in which six people died and 121 were injured. Troopers arrested 142 people for driving while intoxicated. Troopers investigated 26 boating crashes which included three fatalities and 17 injuries, and arrested 13 for boating while intoxicated. Specifically, Troop D officers investigated 63 traffic crashes, resulting in 39 injuries and zero fatalities. Troopers also worked five boating crashes, resulting in five injuries and zero fatalities, while one drowning was investigated during this period. Troop D officers made 25 arrests for driving while intoxicated and four arrests for boating while intoxicated.

Last year, troopers worked 358 traffic crashes in which 157 were injured. There were 19 traffic fatalities during the 2013 July Fourth holiday. Troopers arrested 199 people for driving while intoxicated in 2013. Boating statistics for the 2013 July Fourth holiday included 19 boating crashes, one fatality, 13 injuries, three drownings, and 17 arrests for boating while intoxicated.

Troopers conducting the Stone County sobriety checkpoint stopped 403 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:

DWI Arrest -- 1
Seat Belt Violations -- 7
Child Restraint Violations -- 2
Non-Moving Traffic Offenses -- 6
Driver’s License Violations -- 7
Uninsured Motorists Violations -- 5
Registration Violation -- 1
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests -- 4
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrest -- 1
Warnings -- 35


The following is a list of enforcement contacts made by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Department of Conservation during the saturation on the Niangua River:

No Personal Flotation Device (under 7 years of age) Violations -- 2
Minor In Possession Violations -- 6
Possession Of Glass Container Violations -- 4
Misdemeanor Drug Arrests -- 15
Felony Drug Arrest -- 1
Drug Paraphernalia Arrests -- 2
Fishing Without Permit Violations -- 2
Warnings -- 24

Troopers conducting the McDonald County driving while intoxicated saturation stopped 47 vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation:

Driving While Intoxicated Arrests -- 4
Exceeding The Posted Speed Limit Offenses -- 4
Seat Belt Violations -- 6
Child Restraint Offenses -- 2
Non-Moving Offenses -- 7
Hazardous Moving Violations -- 2
Driver's License Violations -- 6
Minor In Possession Offenses -- 2
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests -- 2
Warnings -- 56


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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