Enforcement is already underway by area troopers for the Independence Day holiday.

Troop H announced last month it is once again taking part in operation C.A.R.E. during the 2015 July Fourth holiday weekend. Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident 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 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 20-Mile Trooper enforcement operation which began on Thursday, July 2, 2015 and runs through Sunday, July 5, 2015. During this operation, which will be conducted on Interstate 35 throughout the Troop H area, troopers will be assigned 20-mile sections of Interstate 35 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,” said Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer of Troop H. “Make sure everyone in your vehicle is properly restrained and never drink and drive.”