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

Troop D Service Center - 5182 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2013-13
July 23, 2013

EMPHASIS: August Enforcement Projects Scheduled For Troop D


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces that sometime during the month of August, Troop D will conduct sobriety checkpoints in Barry, Lawrence, and Newton counties, as well as sobriety checkpoints on Table Rock and Pomme de Terre lakes. In addition to sobriety checkpoints on the lakes, troopers will be conducting enforcement saturations on the Elk and Niangua rivers and Table Rock Lake.

During the Labor Day holiday, Troop D officers will once again be participating in special enforcement operations with the objective of reducing traffic crashes. Throughout the holiday weekend, troopers within Troop D and across the state will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort). In conjunction with Operation C.A.R.E., Troop D will be participating in the statewide 20-Mile Trooper project during the peak travel periods on Friday, August 30, and Monday, September 2. During this operation, troopers will be assigned to 20-mile stretches of Interstate 44. A similar enforcement effort will be made at the same time within Troop D on secondary roads identified as high crash areas. Troopers will be tasked with vigorously enforcing all traffic laws and helping any motorist that may be in need of assistance.

The Patrol encourages motorists and watercraft operators to protect themselves by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint and everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life and Wear It!!!

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