For further information please contact: Sgt. Jason M. Pace
(417) 895-6868
May 30, 2012
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EMPHASIS: Patrol To Conduct Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Operations In Troop D

Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, announces the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be conducting commercial motor vehicle enforcement operations in Greene, Lawrence, Jasper, and Newton counties during the month of June 2012. Emphasis will be placed upon these counties, where a large number of traffic crashes are reported.

During the enforcement operations, which are funded by the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), officers will focus their attention on traffic violations committed by drivers of commercial motor vehicles that contribute to traffic crashes, as well as unsafe commercial motor vehicle and hazardous equipment violations. The main goal of the enforcement operations is to reduce the number of commercial motor vehicle-related traffic crashes.

If anyone observes an aggressive or impaired driver, please call the Missouri State Highway Patrol Emergency Hotline at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular telephone.

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