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

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo. 65402


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Cody H. Fulkerson
(573)368-2345 Ext; 3953
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September 22, 2015

EMPHASIS: 22nd Annual Corporal Michael E. Webster Memorial Blood Drive



Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, wishes to invite the public to participate in the "American Red Cross, Troop I Corporal Michael E. Webster Blood Drive" Friday, October 16, 2015. The blood drive will be held from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Troop I Headquarters located at 1301 Nagogami Road West, Rolla.

On October 2, 1993, Corporal Michael E. Webster was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver. Since his untimely death, blood drives like this one have honored his service to the citizens of Missouri. Someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related traffic crash every two hours in Missouri. Alcohol was involved in 30% of all fatal traffic crashes during 2014. Drunk drivers killed 205 people and injured 3,372 people in Missouri traffic crashes last year. The Webster family, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the American Red Cross want to encourage everyone to come out and support the Corporal Michael E. Webster Blood Drive. For questions or to make an appointment, please call Alisha at (573) 368-2345 (ext. 3955) or go to www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code MoStateHwyPatrol or zip code 65401. Free T-shirts will be given to donors while supplies last. Please bring a photo I.D. Card.

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 encourages 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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