MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-07161
July 7, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop G Releases Independence Day Holiday Totals
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer, Troop G, Willow Springs, announces the following traffic totals for the Independence Day holiday period. Troop G troopers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) from
Friday, July 1, 2016, through Monday, July 4, 2016.
Troop G reported no fatal traffic crashes, and investigated 19 traffic crashes including eight injuries on C.A.R.E. designated highways. Also, troopers investigated one boating crash where one person was injured. Troopers made six driving while intoxicated arrests, one boating while intoxicated arrest, and 26 drug arrests.
Troop G troopers working on U.S. Highway 60 also participated in a special enforcement operation. Troopers assigned to this operation worked 12-hour shifts to patrol 20-mile intervals on major highways and interstates in Missouri on Friday, July 1, 2016, and Monday, July 4, 2016. Troop G totals from this operation include:
140-- speed citations
21-- seat belt citations
17-- non-moving citations
10-- no driver’s license citations
14-- uninsured motorist citations
1--failure to yield citation
4-- drug arrests
5-- arrests for outstanding warrants
190-- warnings
“We are fortunate no one lost their life on the roadways in Troop G this Independence Day weekend,” said Capt. Inman. “Our troopers work very hard to keep the motoring public safe. Please do your part by resolving to be a safe driver.”
The only 100 percent survivable 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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