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 x4560
DS07012019-3
July 1, 2019
EMPHASIS:
Troop D Announces Results Of Hazardous Moving Enforcement Operation
Captain John Enderle, commanding officer of Troop D, announces the results of a cooperative hazardous moving operation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Christian County Sheriff’s Department on U.S. Highway 65 in Christian County on Sunday, June 30, 2019. The objective during this project was to heighten the awareness of the risks associated with exceeding the speed limit and other careless operations of motorcycles. This operation was supplemented using a Missouri State Highway Patrol aircraft.
During the operation, troopers and deputies stopped a combined total of 24 motorcycles and passenger vehicles. The following is a list of enforcement contacts made during the operation.
Registration Violations -- 2
Seat Belt Violation -- 1
Speed Violations -- 2
Driver License Violations (No Motorcycle Endorsement) -- 2
Insurance Violations -- 2
Protective Headgear Violation -- 1
Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle Violation -- 1
On June 24, 2019, a Wescam MX-10 High Definition Infrared camera with tactical flight officer control station was installed in a Missouri State Highway Patrol Cessna 182. This fixed wing platform provides many services to the public and other law enforcement agencies, including surveillance, hazardous moving violation and vehicular pursuit support, and searches for criminals and missing persons. During the operation, one motorcycle operator failed to stop when a traffic stop was initiated. The motorcycle was not pursued on the ground, but the vehicle was monitored utilizing the aircraft. Once the violator stopped and parked the motorcycle, the pilot directed officers on the ground to the area, and the violator was contacted without incident.
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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