MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters - 3131 East Kearney Street - Springfield, MO 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jason M. Pace
(417) 895-6868
D42018
March 23, 2018
EMPHASIS:
Troop D Announces Results Of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Enforcement Operations
Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, announces the results of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program SAFETE operations in Greene, Jasper, and Lawrence counties on March 22, 2018.
During the operation in Greene County, troopers stopped 17 commercial vehicles and two passenger vehicles. Additionally, troopers conducted 17 commercial vehicle inspections which resulted in two vehicles and one driver being placed out-of-service. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation.
Non-Moving Citations -- 2
Commercial Vehicle Violation --1
Seat Belt Violation -- 1
Speed Citation -- 1
Troopers also issued 32 warnings for various other offenses during this operation.
During the operation in Jasper County, troopers stopped 22 commercial vehicles and eight passenger vehicles. Additionally, troopers conducted 21 commercial vehicle inspections which resulted in two vehicles and one driver being placed out-of-service. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation.
Speed Citations -- 4
Non-Moving Violations -- 2
Seat Belt Citation– 1
Commercial Vehicle Violation -- 1
Troopers also issued 39 warnings for various other offenses during this operation.
During the operation in Lawrence County, troopers stopped 20 commercial vehicles and five passenger vehicles. Additionally, troopers conducted 16 commercial vehicle inspections which resulted in one vehicle being placed out-of-service. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation.
Seat Belt Citations -- 5
Misdemeanor Warrant Arrest -- 1
Troopers issued 33 warnings for various other offenses during this operation.
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 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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