NETS 3,560 VIOLATIONS & ARRESTS ON INTERSTATE 64
VSP Appomattox Division Yields 670
Appomattox – From I-64 east of interstate 81 Augusta, Albemarle and Fluvanna County to Louisa County 670 summonses and arrests were made by Virginia State Police within the Appomattox Division during Operation Air, Land & Speed VI on Interstate 64 last Friday and Saturday (March 23-24, 2007). There were also no traffic fatalities reported along the entire stretch of targeted interstate during the two-day safety initiative.
In the Appomattox Division’s approximate 45.5 miles of I-64, Virginia State Police stopped 411 speeding vehicles and 29 reckless drivers. One impaired driver was arrested and 22 unbuckled motorists were cited. State Police also cited 5 child restraint violations and made Four drug arrests. The average speed of those cited in the Appomattox Division was 78.5 mph.
The Interstate 64 initiative targeted a total of 200-plus miles stretching from Staunton to Hampton Roads and yielded a total of 3,560 violations and arrests.
This was the sixth enforcement operation to be held on Virginia’s interstate corridors since July 2006. The combined total for all six operations, including the I-64 effort, exceeded 31,730 summonses and arrests.
“Operation Air, Land & Speed has allowed the Virginia State Police to convey a very clear message to motorists about the need to make safe driving a priority on the Commonwealth’s interstates,” said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. “As part of this special traffic safety initiative, state police will continue to commit its patrol resources to the interstate corridors across Virginia to target those who insist on violating the law.”
In February 2007, the two-day Operation Air, Land & Speed V concentrated on interstates 295 and 85. The fifth safety enforcement effort resulted in 1,810 summonses and arrests.
In 2006, the Virginia State Police conducted four separate, multi-day operations that targeted only Interstates 95 and 81. The enforcement projects resulted in more than 26,000 traffic summonses and arrests being made between the two heavily-traveled corridors. Traffic fatalities and injuries were at a minimum, and the operations were hailed as a success by the motoring public.
The comprehensive enforcement project utilized troopers, supervisors, aviation personnel, motorcycle units and motor carrier troopers. State police operational duties on other interstates, primary and secondary roads were not affected during the operation. Funding for the enforcement initiative is provided through federal highway safety monies.
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