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September 4, 2008

EMPHASIS: Troop A Announces Labor Day Weekend Traffic Crash Totals


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the Labor Day Weekend traffic crash totals for the Troop A area, which consists of 13 counties in West Central Missouri.
During the Labor Day weekend traffic crash counting period, which began at 6 p.m., August 29, 2008, and ended at 11:59 p.m., on September 1, 2008, Troop A officers investigated a total of 27 crashes, which resulted in 10 injuries. Troop A officers made a total of 26 driving while intoxicated arrests during the counting period.
Captain Powell stated, “Please obey the speed limit, pay attention to the job of driving, make sure everyone in your vehicle is buckled up, and if you are going to drink, do not drive.”
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