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

Troop A, 504 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Cpl. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800 ext. 273
A110911
November 30, 2009

EMPHASIS: Results Of Ten-Mile Trooper Project


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A in Lee's Summit, announces the results of a two-day enforcement operation in Troop A. The ten-mile trooper operation was conducted on Interstate 70 on November 25, 2009, and November 29, 2009.
The following are the totals from the program:
DWI -- 2
Speed (trucks) -- 3
Speed (cars) -- 50
Seat belt/child restraint -- 38
Other hazardous motor vehicle -- 7
Non-moving -- 36
Driver’s license -- 7
Uninsured motorists -- 7
Misdemeanor warrant -- 32
Felony arrests -- 4
Troopers also wrote 150 warnings.

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