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2022-07-07 12:25:27 -

Anti-speeding enforcement blitz taking place now through early September in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is currently spearheading a major speeding traffic enforcement effort. Starting on July 1 and lasting through September 5, 2022, state and local law enforcement are participating in a high-visibility anti-speeding enforcement effort statewide in Connecticut. CTDOT says that the purpose of the effort is to raise awareness...

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2022-07-22 14:21:15 -

Arkansas to kick off two week speeding crackdown
Arkansas State Police (ASP) have announced that they’ll be partnering with local law enforcement agencies for a state-wide speed enforcement campaign. The “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine” effort will begin Monday, July 18, and continue for two weeks throughout Arkansas. “It’s an acknowledged fact, as a motor vehicle speed increases, so do the risks of...

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2022-08-20 16:15:55 -

If you make it across the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in under 18 minutes, you may pay double the speeding fine, starting today
In an effort to cut down on crashes, officials in Louisiana have doubled the fine amount for commercial vehicle drivers and motorists caught speeding on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Effective August 1, 2022, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge carrying I-10 is now a “highway safety corridor,” per a recently signed law. As a “highway safety corridor,” the standard fine...

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2022-08-31 13:24:33 -

Police in Arkansas town banned from writing speeding tickets for one year
Police in the tiny town of Menifee, Arkansas, aren’t allowed to issue any speeding citations after auditors discovered that they were writing so many that they violated state law. The Menifee Police Department (MPD) has been banned from issuing speeding tickets for a year after state attorneys performed an audit and discovered that about half of the city’s revenue was...

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2025-04-16 18:07:22 -

Seized Corvette Joins Florida Highway Patrol Fleet — A Caution to Speeding Drivers
FLORIDA, USA — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) on Tuesday introduced a high-performance addition to its fleet: a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray, now officially patrolling state highways. In a Facebook post, FHP shared images of the sleek new sports car, stating it will be used not only for patrol purposes but also for educational outreach events across Florida. The car, which...

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2024-03-12 15:50:47 -

Speeding DUI car driver forces semi off the road, spilling 43K pounds of fries, sheriff says
A motorist was arrested in connection with a big rig rollover crash that spilled 43K pounds of fries on a Missouri roadway over the weekend. The crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. on March 10 in Montgomery County, Missouri. According to the Montgomery County MO Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), deputies responded to the North Service Road near eastbound I-70 at mile marker 186 for...

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2022-06-25 13:54:07 -

Trucker arrested for concealed carry after speeding by officer
A truck driver was arrested in Michigan this week for carrying a concealed weapon. The incident was announced on Friday, June 24th. According to WILX 10 News, “further investigation after a traffic stop on I-96 in Eaton County for semi-truck speeding resulted in a gun seized,” the Michigan State Police wrote. The truck driver is a...

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2022-03-10 21:17:13 -

Weaving, speeding four-wheeler clips semi at high speed
A speeding motorist was caught driving and behaving very badly in this trucker’s dash cam clip. In the video, a trucker is just driving along minding their own business when a speeding motorist weaving through traffic cuts it way too close to his rig, clipping the front driver’s side. The four wheeler then almost loses control of the car but gets it under control and...

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2025-04-05 02:08:22 -

Feds Blame Speed, Inattention for Fiery Gas Tanker Crash That Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the gas tanker crash that caused a catastrophic collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia in 2023, concluding that excessive speed and driver inattention were to blame. The crash occurred at approximately 6:17 a.m. on June 11, 2023, when 53-year-old tanker truck driver Nathaniel Moody was...

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2020-12-12 11:31:58 -

These violations might be hurting your trucking insurance rates
Truck driver insurance provides essential protection for you, your job, and your truck, but there could be certain violations on your record hurting your chance at the best rates. Drivers need trucking insurance in order to be out on the road, but insurance companies run reports similar to employers, looking for red flags they can use to hike the price they want you to pay. Knowing what...

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