Highway patrol announces HEAT traffic enforcement results

Posted to Police Beat by Alicia Stice at 5:46 p.m., Nov. 10, 2009

The superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Col. James F. Keathley, announced the results for the cooperative High Enforcement Action Team effort, a highway patrol news release stated.

Seventeen law enforcement agencies provided additional enforcement on I-70 from 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 to 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Law enforcement agencies made a total of 1,191 traffic stops and found 1,335 violations, including 888 speed violations, the news release stated.

The Columbia Police and Boone County Sheriff’s Departments were among the 17 agencies that participated in HEAT.

“All 17 police agencies involved in the High Enforcement Action Team effort should be recognized,” Keathley said in the news release. “This joint effort helped to remind drivers on Interstate 70 of the importance of obeying all traffic laws. I wish to express my sincerest thanks to all of the departments that participated. “