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 - 04162
April 7, 2016

EMPHASIS: Two Doniphan Teens Receive Honorary Trooper Certificates


Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer of Troop G, announces two Doniphan, Missouri, teens will receive the Patrol’s Honorary Trooper Certificate. The Honorary Trooper Certificate is presented to a non-employee who performs in an exemplary manner, and under dangerous conditions, to aid another. The teens were nominated due to their actions at the scene of a motor vehicle crash in Oregon County.

On January 9, 2016, troopers were called to an injury crash on Missouri Highway 142 in Oregon County. Initial information indicated a car occupied by a woman and two small children had crashed off the roadway, and that they remained inside the vehicle, which was on fire. Numerous fire and medical first responders were dispatched, and upon arriving found the car engulfed in flames. The actions of two young men, who witnessed the crash, saved the lives of the vehicle’s occupants. Trevor Broyles (19) and his brother Troy Broyles (18) were driving west on MO 142 when they met the car. The eastbound car crested a hill on the wrong side of the road, swerved to avoid a collision, ran off the roadway, and smashed into a tree. Trevor and Troy immediately returned to the crash scene to discover the engine compartment of the vehicle was on fire. The 26-year-old female driver was unresponsive and the children, ages 3 and 5, were restrained in the rear seat. Trevor extricated the driver while Troy removed the children. After moving the occupants to a safe location, they contacted first responders. Although the woman and her children sustained serious injuries in the crash, the quick and decisive actions of these young men averted a tragedy. On April 7, Trevor Broyles and Troy Broyles were awarded Honorary Trooper Certificates. The presentation took place at Troop G Headquarters in Willow Springs, Missouri.

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!
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