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
H62617
June 26, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Troop H Officers To Participate In Special Operations During The 2017 July Fourth Holiday Weekend
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, announces Troop H officers will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. during the 2017 July Fourth holiday weekend. Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort) is a national traffic enforcement program aimed at making holiday weekends safer. During this enforcement operation, all available troopers will be patrolling Missouri highways and aggressively enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorist with any emergency situations. In addition to Operation C.A.R.E., Troop H officers will participate in a special enforcement operation on Friday, June 30, 2017, and Tuesday, July 4, 2017. During this operation, which will be conducted on Interstate 29 throughout the Troop H area, troopers will be assigned 20-mile sections of Interstate 29 to provide additional manpower during the peak travel days of the holiday period.
“Many motorists will be traveling over the holiday weekend, and we want everyone traveling on Missouri roadways to be safe,” stated Captain McDonald. “Make sure everyone in your vehicle is properly restrained and never drink and drive.”
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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