A four-month long statewide effort to ‘Stop Speeding Before it Stops You’, has yielded 6,322 citations for speeding violations.

Currently speed is listed as a contributing factor in 18 percent of the state’s 83 fatal crashes that have occurred since Jan. 1. When the campaign began on July 6, speed was a factor in 30 percent of the state’s fatal crashes.

“The reduction in speed related fatal crashes is further proof that high visibility enforcement combined with intense public awareness works to reduce crashes,” Director of the Office of Highway Safety Tricia Roberts said.

In addition to the peed citations issued during the campaign, officers also arrested:
35 for aggressive driving
9 for DUI
21 wanted individuals
10 for drugs
5 for felony offenses

Police also issued 242 citations for seat belt violations, 29 citations for child restraint violations and 1,982 for other traffic violations.

Delaware State Police, New Castle County Police and Dover Police were the agencies participating in the campaign, conducting either single or two-officer team patrols looking for speeders and other dangerous drivers such as those who run red lights or are impaired by drugs and or alcohol.

The public can play a part in reporting aggressive drivers by calling 911.

For more information about the “Stop Aggressive Driving” campaign and OHS’s other safety initiatives, please visit www.ohs.delaware.gov and follow our updates at www.twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe.