149 Cited For Speeding In Milwaukee County

MILWAUKEE, WI - From the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Richard Schmidt has ordered on-going, random saturation patrols on the Milwaukee County freeway system to combat reckless driving and dangerously high speeding. The Wisconsin State Patrol has partnered with the Sheriff’s Office on this initiative.

Statement from Sheriff Schmidt: “War of Wills. Obey the law or need for speed? Reckless driving wrecks cars, causes serious injury and death. Fight the urge...Slow Down!.”

This week, since last Thursday, 149 speed citations were issued:
11-15 mph over: 22
16-19 mph over: 38
20-24 mph over: 58
25-29 mph over: 21
30-34 mph over: 5
35-39 mph over: 3
45-49 mph over: 2
Unreasonable-imprudent speed: 5

Crashes YTD – 1049; 3 fatalities OWI arrest YTD: 203 OWI; 17 OWI/Drugs

The focus of the saturation patrols is to reduce crashes, serious injury and property damage, and is not based on generating revenue. Construction zone safety is also compromised by speeding, reckless drivers. Motorists need to obey Wisconsin’s MOVE OVER LAW, moving over a lane for emergency vehicles and tow trucks, or slowing to under 40 mph if unable to safely change lanes.

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