Tim Hull/MSHP400, Rhonda Bruemmer/MSHP400, Cheryl Cobb/MSHP400SHP-715L 10/08
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters - 3525 North Belt - St. Joseph, MO 64506-1370


News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Sheldon A. Lyon
816-387-2345
H09113
September 6, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results Of 20-Mile Trooper Operation


Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, announces the results of a two-day enforcement operation in Troop H. The 20-Mile Trooper operations were conducted on Interstate 35, and U.S. Highways 36, 65, 71, 136 and 169 on September 2, 2011 and September 5, 2011. The 12-hour operations are designed to focus on violations of traffic laws such as following to close, speed, and driving while intoxicated.
The following are the totals from the enforcement operation:
Speed Summonses (trucks) -- 3
Speed Summonses (cars) -- 112
Failed To Yield-- 1
Seat Belt Summonses -- 11
Child Restraint Summonses -- 2
Following Too Close-- 3
Other Hazardous Motor Vehicle-- 2
Non-Moving Summonses -- 16
Driver’s License Summonses -- 3
Uninsured Motorists Summonses -- 15
Misdemeanor Warrants -- 3

Troopers also wrote 230 warnings.

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