NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

BLACKBERRY EDITION

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

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INCIDENTS

Natchez Trace Parkway

Fatal Auto Accident

Rangers in the Ridgeland District received a report of a single-vehicle accident near milepost 135 on Tuesday, April 4th. They found that the vehicle had gone off the road and hit a tree. Extrication of the 62-year-old driver and sole occupant of the vehicle took about 45 minutes. He was taken to Leake Memorial Hospital, then to St. Dominic's for treatment of traumatic injuries. He died of his injuries on Friday, April 7th. [Charles Cuvelier, Chief Ranger]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Director's Office

DO-9 Now Out

Director's Order 9 on law enforcement has been approved by Director Mainella. It supersedes and replaces the interim renewal issued on December 31, 2004.  In conjunction with Reference Manual 9 and the U.S. Park Police General Orders, this Director's Order establishes and defines the general standards, policies, and procedures for all NPS law enforcement functions.  You can access the document at

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custommenu.cfm?lv=2&prg=45&id=4290" http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custommenu.cfm?lv=2&prg=45&id=4290

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Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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