FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
08-05-10
ORTONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUTS THE BRAKES ON SPEEDING MOTORISTS DURING JULY ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN
Throughout July, Ortonville Police Department conducted enhanced speed patrols and cited five motorists traveling at illegal speeds during a statewide speed enforcement campaign administrated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.
“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 Jason Mork. “The posted speed is the speed limit.”
Speeding is the most commonly reported factor in fatal crashes. Each year in Minnesota, speed contributes to more than 100 traffic deaths and 300 life-altering, serious injuries. In the three-year period 2007–2009 in Minnesota, speed contributed to one traffic death in Big Stone County and 325 fatalities statewide — resulting in an economic impact of more than $390 million.
In Big Stone County, a typical 10 mph over the limit speeding ticket can cost $125.00. Among those cited for speed, the average speed was approximately 15 miles per hour over the limit. Other traffic related citations for the month of July also included: 1- DUI, 1- Stop Sign, and 2- Seatbelts.
The speed enforcement and education 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 program (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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