EMPHASIS: 20-Mile Trooper Project To Be Conducted On Interstates 44 And 70


Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces a program designed to provide the maximum amount of manpower during the busy travel days of the Labor Day holiday weekend.

In an effort to promote safety and reduce traffic crashes on Interstates 44 and 70 in Troop C, the Missouri State Highway Patrol will have troopers patrolling at approximately 20-mile intervals on Friday, August 31, 2012, from 12 p.m. to midnight and on Monday, September 3, 2012, from 10 a.m. to
10 p.m.

Troopers will be targeting all traffic violations, and will be especially vigilant to aggressive driving violations to promote safe driving behavior.

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