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

Troop G Headquarters-P.O. Box 10-Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 225
G-04102
April 14, 2010

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


Captain Billy E. Chadwick, commanding officer of Troop G, releases the following information:

A total of 39 arrests and 53 warnings were issued in conjunction with a hazardous moving violations/S.T.E.P. operation conducted in Wright County on April 10. The operation was conducted on U.S. Highway 60 and Missouri Route 95. Totals from this enforcement effort include:

1 -- DWI arrest
1 -- C&I summons
20 -- speed summonses
7 -- seat belt summonses
1 -- child restraint summons
2 -- driver’s license summonses
4 -- non-moving summonses
2 -- uninsured motorists summonses
1 -- misdemeanor drug arrest

Captain Chadwick 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.”

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