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May 18, 2009 |
The Clarksville Police Department’s Saturation patrols (partially funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office) to detect DUI/Impaired drivers was held on May 1 and 2 between 2200 hours and 0400 hours. The expanded patrols yielded the following results:
- 10 DUIs
- 3 Implied Consent
- 42 Speeding
- 1 Following Too Closely
- 1 Failure to Use Reasonable Care
- 1 Failure To Maintain Lane
- 2 Move Over Law
- 4 Traffic Signals
- 1 Handicap Parking
- 1 Taxi Permit
- 8 Insurance Law
- 16 Equipment Violations
- 6 Driver License Violations
- 9 Revoked/Suspended Driver Licenses
- 5 Vehicle Registration
- 4 Warrants
CPD’s new Red-light camera enforcement program which started on May 1st has captured 1,786 red-light violations. At that rate the program would be on track to issue 46,436 tickets, and bring in an estimated $2,321,800 in combined revenue for the City of Clarksville and their partner Redflex over the course of a year.
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TopicsGovernor'sHighway Safety Office, Red-Light Cameras, saturation patrols
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