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
D482016
November 30, 2016
EMPHASIS:
December Enforcement Efforts Scheduled For Troop D
Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer, Troop D, Springfield, announces that sometime during the month of December 2016, Troop D will conduct a DWI checkpoint and a DWI saturation in Greene County. The areas selected for enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officers’ input as to probable contact with DWI violators. The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to more than 26 percent of all Missouri fatal traffic crashes. That’s why the Missouri State Highway Patrol will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on impaired driving throughout the month of December.
"The objective of DWI enforcement projects is to deter drinking and driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated," stated Captain Villanueva.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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