IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2009
ORTONVILLE PD CITE FOUR MOTORISTS
DURING JULY SPEED ENFORCMENT CAMPAIGN
Throughout July the Ortonville Police Department conducted enhanced speed patrols and cited four motorists traveling at illegal speeds during a statewide Safe & Sober effort.
“Every time you get behind the wheel put safety first — travel at the posted speed limit and reduce your risk for a crash,” says Chief of Police Jason Mork.
Speeding is the most commonly reported factor in fatal crashes. Each year in Minnesota, speed contributes to about 150 traffic deaths and 7,000 injuries. In the three-year period 2006–2008 in Minnesota, speed contributed to two traffic deaths in Big Stone County and nearly 400 fatalities statewide — resulting in an economic impact of more than $454 million.
In Big Stone County, a typical 10 mph over the limit speeding ticket can cost $125.00. Among those cited for speed, the fastest violator was traveling 19 miles an hour over the speed limit.
The Safe & Sober effort is coordinated by the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. The campaign is a component of the state’s Toward Zero Death initiative (TZD). TZD is a multi-agency approach to address traffic issues regionally through enforcement, education, engineering and emergency trauma care and response.
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