Anti Federalist
07-04-2008, 10:17 AM
Highway Patrol steps up surveillance
Authorities work to keep motorists safe during Fourth of July holiday weekend.
By Richard Gould
Friday, July 4, 2008
HICKORY -- On this Fourth of July holiday, the Highway Patrol will be out in force to keep North Carolina’s roads safe.
Sgt. B.K. Sharpe, of the Catawba district, confirmed the Highway Patrol will be running saturation patrols, checking stations and using light detecting and ranging units throughout Hickory and Catawba County.
Sharpe said residents need to obey the speed limits and make sure they give themselves plenty of time to get where they’re going this Fourth of July. He says he wants to make sure road rage and speeding incidents are kept to a minimum this year and that citizens enjoy themselves on Independence Day.
According to a release from the Highway Patrol, last year five people died and 246 were injured during the July Fourth holiday period across the state. (The 2008 July Fourth holiday began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ends at midnight Sunday.)
This year the Highway Patrol will have an increased presence of troopers on the interstates and major four-lane highways throughout North Carolina.
“I have instructed our troopers to crack down on traffic violators on our interstates and to apply strict enforcement to those motorists who are traveling at dangerous speeds or in a careless manner,” said Col. Walter J. Wilson Jr., Highway Patrol commander. “Our troopers will be looking for aggressive drivers, drunk drivers and other violators while patrolling throughout the state during the holiday week.”
Troopers will target aggressive drivers who tend to cause the most crashes. Aggressive drivers are defined as those drivers who flagrantly violate motor vehicle laws, including excessive speeding, following too closely, erratic lane changes, safe movement violations and other forms of reckless endangerment.
Citizens may report crashes, drunk drivers, stranded motorists or other highway situations to the Highway Patrol by dialing *HP (*47) on their cellular telephones. This is a toll free call that connects the caller with the nearest Highway Patrol communications center.
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Authorities work to keep motorists safe during Fourth of July holiday weekend.
By Richard Gould
Friday, July 4, 2008
HICKORY -- On this Fourth of July holiday, the Highway Patrol will be out in force to keep North Carolina’s roads safe.
Sgt. B.K. Sharpe, of the Catawba district, confirmed the Highway Patrol will be running saturation patrols, checking stations and using light detecting and ranging units throughout Hickory and Catawba County.
Sharpe said residents need to obey the speed limits and make sure they give themselves plenty of time to get where they’re going this Fourth of July. He says he wants to make sure road rage and speeding incidents are kept to a minimum this year and that citizens enjoy themselves on Independence Day.
According to a release from the Highway Patrol, last year five people died and 246 were injured during the July Fourth holiday period across the state. (The 2008 July Fourth holiday began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ends at midnight Sunday.)
This year the Highway Patrol will have an increased presence of troopers on the interstates and major four-lane highways throughout North Carolina.
“I have instructed our troopers to crack down on traffic violators on our interstates and to apply strict enforcement to those motorists who are traveling at dangerous speeds or in a careless manner,” said Col. Walter J. Wilson Jr., Highway Patrol commander. “Our troopers will be looking for aggressive drivers, drunk drivers and other violators while patrolling throughout the state during the holiday week.”
Troopers will target aggressive drivers who tend to cause the most crashes. Aggressive drivers are defined as those drivers who flagrantly violate motor vehicle laws, including excessive speeding, following too closely, erratic lane changes, safe movement violations and other forms of reckless endangerment.
Citizens may report crashes, drunk drivers, stranded motorists or other highway situations to the Highway Patrol by dialing *HP (*47) on their cellular telephones. This is a toll free call that connects the caller with the nearest Highway Patrol communications center.
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