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

Troop D Service Center - 4282 South Grand Avenue - Carthage MO 64836


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Mike Watson
(417) 359-1500 ext. 2229
DS2011-2
February 28, 2011

EMPHASIS: March Enforcement Projects Scheduled For Troop D


Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces that driving while intoxicated saturations will be held in Greene, Christian, Barry, and Taney counties and a sobriety checkpoint will be held in Polk County sometime during the month of March 2011.

“The Missouri State Highway Patrol is committed to removing impaired drivers from our roadways,” said Captain Villanueva. “With 30 percent of all traffic fatalities in Missouri attributed to impaired drivers, saturations and sobriety checkpoints are part of the Patrol’s strategy to make Missouri’s roadways safer.”

All citizens are urged to report any driver they observe operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner. The public can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or on their cellular phone at *55.
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