By Robert Kennedy
May 20, 2021 | 3:37 AM
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – State troopers will be monitoring traffic laws from the air today (Thursday) in Brown County.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is planning an aerial enforcement mission along Interstate 43. The mission is held to enforce speed limits and other traffic laws.
“Excessive speed was a contributing factor to a large number of 2020’s fatal crashes,” Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Anthony Burrell said in a news release. “We choose to announce enforcement efforts like this to remind the public of the need to observe speed limits. The goal is public safety through voluntary compliance with traffic laws – not to stop or cite motorists.”
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Holiday highway safety campaign run through Jan 1
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MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday safety campaign kicks off Friday and runs through New Year’s Day.
This year’s initiative comes at the end of a year when fatal crashes involving an impaired driver increased by 23%, according to WisDOT. Fatal crashes involving an impaired driver had declined for several years prior to 2020.
A graph showing fatal crashes with a suspected impaired driver from 2017 through 2020
“Reports indicate that alcohol and drug use has increased nationwide during the pandemic,” WisDOT Secretary-designee Craig Thompson said. “We need all drivers to make smart, responsible decisions and make this a safe holiday season.”
Holiday highway safety campaign begins Friday
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