Florida police issued more than 1,000 citations so far during spring break traffic operation
COOL DOWN. THAT’S COMING UP IN YOUR FORECAST ALL RIGHT, GLENN, THANK YOU. COVERING THE TREASURE COAST NOW. PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE SAY THE OPERATION SPRING BREAK TRAFFIC BLITZ HAS BEEN A SUCCESS SO FAR THIS WEEK. SOOJI NAM JOINS US LIVE FROM PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SOOJI, YOU TALKED WITH THE CHIEF ABOUT HOW MANY DRIVERS THEY’VE STOPPED AND SOME PRETTY CLEAR REASONS WHY THEY’RE PULLING THEM OVER. TODD CHIEF RICHARD DEL TORO TELLS ME THAT TODAY HIS OFFICERS STOPPED ONE DRIVER WHO WAS GOING 100MPH ON THE ROADS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN MORE OFFICERS ON THE ROAD SINCE MONDAY. THAT’S BECAUSE ABOUT 20 PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN WORKING OPERATION SPRING BREAK, TRAFFIC BLITZ, KEEPING AN EYE OUT ON HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, INCLUDING CROSS TOWN PARKWAY, US ONE, PORT SAINT LUCIE BOULEVARD AND GATLIN BOULEVARD. SO FAR, POLICE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 1050 CITATIONS. 17 NOTICED TO APPEARS AND ARRESTED FIVE DRIVERS THIS WEEK. CHIEF RICHARD DEL TORO SAYS TRAFFIC IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS AND WITH AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE IN TOWN DUE TO SPRING BREAK, HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE DRIVERS ARE BEING SAFE ON THE ROAD. WE NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER OUT HERE. WE NEED TO RESPECT THE LAWS, THE ROADWAYS ARE A LOT MORE CONGESTED THAN EVER BEFORE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE THE SIXTH LARGEST CITY NOW, 200 AND, YOU KNOW, 40 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE ON THE ROADWAYS. AND WE’RE GROWING. SO WE GOT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE’RE ALWAYS BEING SAFE OUT THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON’T WANT TO ENDANGER ANYBODY ELSE, INCLUDING OURSELVES. AND THE CHIEF SAID THROUGHOUT ALL OF LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED ABOUT 45,000 TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND WARNINGS, AND THEY’RE CONTINUING TO FIND MORE WAYS TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE.
Port St. Lucie police issued more than 1,000 citations so far during spring break traffic operation
Police say one driver was going about 100 miles per hour on the road on Wednesday.
Updated: 5:49 PM EDT Mar 21, 2024
You may have noticed more police officers on the road in Port St. Lucie since…
