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

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B15094
September 21, 2015

EMPHASIS: Blood Drive To Be Held At Troop B In Honor Of Corporal Michael Webster

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, would like to invite the public to participate in the "Red Cross, Troop B Michael E. Webster Blood Drive" on Friday, October 16, 2015. The blood drive will be held at the Troop B Headquarters located at 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Missouri. The drive will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m.

On October 2, 1993, Corporal Michael E. Webster was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver while standing next to a vehicle he had stopped for a traffic violation. Since his untimely death, blood drives like this one have honored his service to the community. The Webster family, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the American Red Cross want to encourage everyone to come out and support the Corporal Michael E. Webster blood drive.

Someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related crash every two hours in Missouri. Alcohol was involved in 30% of all fatal crashes during 2014. Drunk drivers killed 205 people and injured 3,372 in Missouri traffic crashes last year. Blood is an essential element, which may help save someone’s life that has been involved in a traffic crash.
For questions, please contact Sergeant Brent Bernhardt at (660) 385-2132 or go to www.redcrossblood.org.

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. 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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