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

Troop G Headquarters-P.O. Box 10-Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-09092
September 9, 2009

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Labor Day Holiday Totals


Captain Billy E. Chadwick, commanding officer, Troop G, Willow Springs, announces the following traffic totals for the Labor Day holiday period. Troop G troopers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) conducted Friday, September 4, 2009, through Monday, September 7, 2009. Troop G troopers working on U.S. Highway 60 also participated in the 10-mile trooper project. Troopers assigned to this operation worked 12-hour shifts to patrol 10-mile intervals on major highways and interstates in Missouri on Friday, September 4, 2009, and Monday, September 7, 2009. Finally, a DWI sobriety checkpoint was conducted in Shannon County on Saturday, September 5, 2009.
Troop G reported zero fatal traffic crashes, investigated four alcohol-related traffic crashes, and investigated 15 traffic crashes on C.A.R.E. designated highways. Troopers made 507 arrests and issued 218 warnings in Troop G in the course of the weekend. Enforcement totals include:

5 -- Misdemeanor DWI Arrests
321 -- Speed Summonses
107 -- Seat Belt Summonses
10-- Child Restraint Summonses
1 -- Commercial Vehicle Summons
5 -- Hazardous Moving Summonses
6 -- Non-moving Summonses
16 -- Driver’s License Summonses
19-- Uninsured Motorist Summonses
1 -- Felony Drug Arrest
11-- Misdemeanor Drug Arrests
5-- Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests

Additionally, officers provided assistance to 98 motorists.

Captain Chadwick says, “It is always a good thing when we don’t experience a fatal traffic crash in Troop G over a major holiday weekend. I want to thank the public for their safe driving efforts and remind everyone to always buckle their safety belt.”