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

Troop C Headquarters- 891 Technology Drive, Weldon Spring, MO 63304


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Corporal Jeff Wilson
636-300-2800 ext. 3334
C010146
July 1, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop C To Conduct Two Safety Projects During Holiday Weekend



Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that Troop C officers , will be conducting two projects throughout the Fourth of July holiday weekend, in an effort to promote safety and to reduce the number of crashes in the Troop C area. Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) will be conducted on Interstates 270, 70, 64, 55, 44, and U.S. Highway 40/61. This effort will run the entire holiday counting period which starts the morning of Friday, July 2, 2010, and will continue until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 5, 2010.

In addition, on Friday, July 2, 2010, and Monday, July 5, 2010, Troop C will run the "10-Mile Trooper" project, which means Troop C will post a trooper every 10 miles on Interstates 70 and 44. The objective of the project is to place a trooper in close proximity of motorists who may need assistance and to aggressively enforce all traffic violations which may contribute to unsafe traveling conditions.

“This weekend we will see a significant increase in the amount of traffic in our area," said Captain Johnson. "We hope that by conducting these two projects, we will make our presence known, and help reduce the number of traffic crashes."


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