[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E574]
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    VIRGINIA STATE POLICE MARSHALL FORCES TO ENHANCE HIGHWAY SAFETY

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, February 21, 1999, under the 
leadership of the Superintendent of State Police, Colonel M. Wayne 
Huggins, a task force of 110 Virginia state troopers, supervisors and 
aviation units conducted an eight-hour enforcement initiative along the 
full 325-mile length of Interstate 81 in Virginia to control speeders 
and improve highway safety for all the people who use this heavily 
trafficked roadway.
  The program was coordinated and implemented by Lt. Colonel W.G. 
Massengale and Major J.B. Scott with assistance of Captain J.R. Quinley 
(Culpeper), Captain H.G. Gregory (Appomattox), Captain C.R. Compton 
(Salem) and Captain W.K. Paul (Wytheville).
  As a result of the dedicated performance of the Virginia State Police 
under their most able leadership, a huge stride toward traffic safety 
on Interstate 81 was made on February 21. This crackdown resulted in 
1,730 tickets being issued to violators. Speed is a major cause of 
traffic accidents and the resultant deaths and injuries. These troopers 
and their commanders saved lives on the highway that Sunday and sent 
the message that Virginia is serious about protecting its people.

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