Troopers Launch 'Intensive Patrols' to Stop Wrong-Way Drivers

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers from around the state and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies plan to join forces this week to crackdown on wrong-way drivers.

The first of three planned intensive patrols begins Thursday.

So far, 11 people have died in 2014 on Tampa Bay area roads as a result of wrong-way driving incidents.

“And, there has been an alarming increase in wrong-way driving arrests for impairment,” the highway patrol said in a media release about the intensified patrol. “Just about all of these crashes were caused by drivers who were impaired.”

Details about the enhanced enforcement effort have not yet been released. Troopers have said, however, they plan to target impaired drivers.

What Tampa Bay area roads would you like to see police patrol more heavily? Share your thoughts by commenting below!

Not sure how to comment on Patch? Check out this story for easy instructions!

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol

See Also:

• Update: Tampa Police Officer Struck by Wrong-Way Driver
• Wrong-Way Driver on Veterans Thought She Was on I-75, Troopers Say
• Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on Veterans Expressway
• Wrong-Way Crashes: How Would You Prevent Them?
• 3 Dead in I-275 Wrong-Way Crash
• Wrong-Way Driver Collides with Ambulance in Fatal Crash
• Wrong-Way Driver Arrested in Clearwater
• Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal U.S. 301 Crash
• Chamberlain Teacher Arrested in I-75 Wrong-Way Driving Incident