Numerous Tickets Issued To Dangerous Drivers On Route 539 During Multi-Agency Crackdown

Enhanced police details along a 38-mile stretch of Route 539 have paid off, according to app.com.

Officers from local, county and state agencies issued 89 summonses on Saturday, statistics from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office show.

Police stopped 146 drivers that day and issued 89 summonses for offenses ranging from speeding to driving while under the influence.

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The detail is being conducted with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and other nearby police departments. Lacey’s patrols will run from milepost 15.91 to 20.85, which runs through the western section of the township, near Burlington County, Lacey Police Chief David A. Paprota has told Lacey Patch.

The roadway has a single lane in each direction with a very small paved shoulder area. There are too many serious accidents and even fatalities, Paprota said.

“With violators exceeding the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit and aggressively passing slower vehicles, there is significant danger posed to others, as there is no room for error since the dirt portion of the shoulder of the roadway is mostly very soft and loose sand,” the chief said.

There have been 14 fatal crashes on the 38-mile stretch that runs through Ocean County, which runs north and south through eight municipalities. Four of the fatal accidents occurred in Lacey Township, Paprota said.

Center line rumble streets will be installed to warn motorists who drift into or across the line into uncoming traffic. Traffic warning signs will be positioned along Route 539 throughout Ocean County, he said.