MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant John H. Lueckenhoff
417-359-1500, Ext. 4560
DS9142016
September 14, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Officer On A Train Event Scheduled In Joplin, MO
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, and Joplin Police Department will host an Officer on a Train event on Thursday, September 15 to promote public safety at railroad crossings in Joplin, MO. The event will begin at 10:45 a.m. with a safety briefing at the Fourth Street crossing. Missouri Operation Lifesaver Coordinator Tim Hull and Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant John Lueckenhoff will be present and available for interviews.
In this Officer on a Train event, law enforcement and KCSR work together to provide officers a unique, real-time perspective of motorist and pedestrian activity as a train moves through the community by placing them into a locomotive cab. Meanwhile, other law enforcement officers are stationed along the railroad right of way, watching for crossing and trespasser violations and issuing citations.
Law enforcement and KCSR are staunch supporters of Operation Lifesaver Inc., a non-profit organization founded in 1972, and dedicated to rail safety public education. Operation Lifesaver has partnered with federal safety agencies and the nation’s railroads for the
See Tracks? Think Train!
campaign, which is aimed at raising awareness about risky pedestrian and driver behavior around railroad tracks.
For more information, please contact: KCSR Representative C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372,
dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
or Operation Lifesaver Coordinator Tim Hull, 573-694-6412,
thull.mol21@embarqmail.com.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every other driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober. “
Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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