Nearly 60 Drivers Pulled Over In 4 Hours On Railroad Canyon Road

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Nearly 60 motorists were pulled over by law enforcement on Railroad Canyon Road in Lake Elsinore during a four-hour period Thursday as part of a traffic operation aimed at combatting a "growing number of major injury and fatal traffic collisions" on the busy thoroughfare, authorities announced.

The joint operation ran from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Deputies out of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station — along with officers from the Menifee Police Department, Hemet Police Department, Murrieta Police Department, and the California Highway Patrol — were on hand.

The Menifee Police Department organized the operation that was conducted from Hemet, through Lake Elsinore, to the 15 Freeway. High-visibility enforcement was throughout Hemet, Winchester, Menifee, Canyon Lake, and Lake Elsinore, according to the sheriff's department.

"Motorcycle enforcement officers conducted almost 60 traffic enforcement stops on Railroad Canyon Road from Canyon Lake to the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore," the department reported. "Several vehicles were impounded for drivers having suspended drivers’ licenses and several arrest warrants were served. During the operation on Railroad Canyon Road, there were no reported traffic collisions, showing the operation was successful in combating collisions.

"The goal of the operation was to educate motorists and residents of the region that unsafe driving habits will not be tolerated and to help prevent traffic collisions," the department continued.

The Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station said it plans to conduct more enforcement operations like Thursday's effort.