For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-07104
July 26, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop G Releases Results Of S.T.E.P. Operation


Captain Dwayne F. Isringhausen, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 61 arrests and 57 warnings were issued in conjunction with a hazardous moving violations/S.T.E.P. operation conducted in Howell and Oregon counties on July 24. The operation was conducted on U.S. Highways 63 and 160. Totals from this enforcement effort include:

27 -- Speed summonses
17 -- Seat belt summonses
2 -- Child restraint summonses
6 -- Driver’s license summonses
2 -- Other hazardous moving violations
2 -- Non-moving summonses
3 -- Uninsured motorists summonses
1 -- Misdemeanor drug arrest
1 -- Misdemeanor warrant arrest

Captain Isringhausen says, “Motorists traveling on Missouri’s roadways can expect that members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be striving to do all we can to rid our roads of unsafe drivers. Please help us by being the safest driver you can possibly be. Always pay attention to the task of driving, and please wear your seat belt at all times.”