Traffic & Transit
Man Caught Doing 108 MPH In Work Zone: Police
The active work zone had a posted speed limit of 55 mph, police said.
BEDFORD, NY — State police accused a 20-year-old man of going more than 100 mph through a construction zone in the Town of Bedford. On Sunday, police from the Troop K Traffic Incident Management detail arrested Nicholas A. Zervas, 20, of Southeast, for reckless driving, a misdemeanor.
Police said Zervas was seen traveling at 108 mph in a marked and active construction zone that had a posted speed limit of 55 mph on I-684.
A trooper from the detail issued tickets for reckless driving, speeding in a work zone, along with two other vehicle and traffic violations.
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The Traffic Incident Management detail has completed more than 95,000 hours of dedicated work zone traffic enforcement statewide each year since 2008, according to the state police.
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