Extra MHP troopers will be on the roads for the Fourth of July

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is out patrolling for their 4th of July holiday enforcement.

PEOPLE WILL BE OUT ON THE ROADFOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.TO ENSURE SAFETY... THEMISSISSIPPI HIGHWAYPATROL WILL BE OUT TO CRACK DOWNONIMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVERS.CORPORAL MARCUS WHITE-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICSAFTEY- WAPTENGINEERIN G 5011 @:32-:40 "WE ARE GONNA HAVEENFORCEMENT DETAIL THROUGHOUTTHE ENTIRE STATE TO MAKE SUREALL OF OUR MS DRIVERS AREPROTECTED."TROOPERS WILL BE OUT PATROLLINGIN LARGENUMBERS.CORPORAL MARCUS WHITE-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICSAFTEY- WAPTENGINEERIN G 5011 @1:03-1:10 "IT CAN VERY FROMANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 250TROOPERS.

ALSO WITH THE LOCALENTITIES AS WELL SO IT WILL BE ACOMBINED JOINT FORCE EFFORT."MHP SAYS DURING THE FOURTH OFJULYENFORCEMENT PERIOD LAST YEAR...THEYINVESTIGATED 63 CRASHES AND ONEWASDEADLY.THEY ALSO MADE 43 DUI ARRESTS.CORPORAL MARCUS WHITE-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICSAFTEY- WAPTENGINEERIN G 5011 @1:17-1:23 "WE HAVE A LOT OFIN STATE AND OUT OF STATETRAVELS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURETHAT ALL OFTHE HIGHWAYS ARE PROTECTED."WITH THE NUMBER COVID-19 CASESINCREASING... TROOPERS ARETAKING EXTRAPRECAUTIONS.CORPORAL MARCUS WHITE-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICSAFTEY- WAPTENGINEERIN G 5011 @:43-:53 "WE WILL BE USING SAFETYMEASURES.

HAND SANITIZERS,FACIAL MASKS AND GLOVES WILL BEDISPERSED WITHIN ALL OF OURENTITIES AND AGENCIES." THEFOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAYENFORCEMENTPERIOD ENDS SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT.IN JACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16WAPT NEWS.

ALSO HAPPENING RIGHT NOW - THETRAFFICSAFETY INITIATIVE, "DRIVE RIGHTMISSISSIPP