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

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


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H31516
March 15, 2016

EMPHASIS: Results Of MCSAP SAFETE Operation--Troop H


Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, St. Joseph, announces the results of a Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) SAFETE operation conducted in Buchanan County. Interstate 29, Interstate 229, U.S. Highway 59, and U.S. Highway 36 were the roadways targeted in this operation. The operation was conducted from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016. Officers assigned placed special attention to those violations that contribute to commercial motor vehicle crashes, such as speed, following to close, unsafe lane changes, careless driving, impaired driving, and distracted driving (texting and handheld cell phone use). As a result of the project, officers issued 10 citations for traffic violations and 24 warnings, conducted 15 commercial motor vehicle inspections, and placed one driver out-of-service and one commercial motor vehicle out-of-service.

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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