Waterford Police Focus on Speed Violations

From July 22 and Sept. 26, Waterford police scheduled 22 extra duty four hour patrols and focused on speed violations during morning, noon, and evening peak traffic times, primarily on local roads.

This was part of a federally funded state Department of Transportation campaign — the 2014 High Risk Rural Roads Speed Enforcement Campaign.

“Even though rural and neighborhood roads don’t carry the volume of arterial, state and federal expressways and limited access highways, speeding is often a contributing factor in a high percentage of accidents along these roads, and is a significant concern and quality of life issue for the residents who live, walk, ride, and recreate along or near these lower volume roads,” Waterford Police Department Traffic Officer David Anderson said.

In addition to the violations enforced by regular assigned patrol officers, these 22 extra duty rush hour patrol officers wrote additional citations for 145 motor vehicle violations:

• 106 Speeding
• 11 Safety Belt
• 5 Cell phone/Distracted Driving
• 1 Uninsured Motorist
• 22 other various Motor Vehicle Operator and Equipment Violations
• 2 Motor Vehicle Stop Drug Arrests
• More than 100 Written and verbal warnings for lesser motor vehicle violations

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