Tag: Speeding
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Colorado State Patrol conducts aerial operation to combat ‘Reckless Riders’ motorcyclists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol partnered with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a traffic enforcement operation targeting reckless motorcycle driving behavior on Saturday. According to CSP more than 45 vehicles, including 25 motorcycles, were contacted during the operation with the assistance of the patrol’s Aircraft…
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Colorado State Patrol announces speeding-prone counties
The Colorado State Patrol announced the counties with the highest number of extreme speeders going 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. El Paso County had the most by far, more than doubling the next county on the list. In 2024 troopers issued 14,477 citations for extreme speeding. Speeding 25 miles per…
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CDOT ceremony honors the 62 workers who have died in the line of duty
Sixty-two employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation who died in the line of duty since 1929 were honored Thursday as part of CDOT’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the National Work Zone Awareness Week. CDOT officials were joined by representatives of the Colorado State Patrol, the Federal Highway…
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Aurora lawmakers look to end photo speed enforcement program contract
After a series of tech and staffing difficulties, Aurora City Councilmembers agreed Thursday to end the current contract with a vendor for the city’s van photo speed enforcement program. The program, which uses vans to photograph and ticket speeding drivers, has lost about $500,000 since its beginning as a pilot program in July of 2022. …
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Aurora photo enforcement pilot program struggles with staffing, revenue
Aurora’s photo speed enforcement pilot program, which has been in effect since July 2023, has struggled with staffing and lost a significant amount of money, according to staff in a committee meeting Thursday morning. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, who is also the chair of the city’s Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Policy Committee, called the…
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Rising traffic fatalities spur Aurora’s crackdown on speeding drivers
In a bid to ensure safer roads, Aurora is ramping up its efforts to rein in drivers with a need for speed. On Friday, the Aurora Police Department announced the launch of its photo speed enforcement pilot program. Warnings will be given to violators during the first 30 calendar days of the pilot program, and…
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Colorado State Patrol to continue low tolerance enforcement through holiday season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Patrol will continue its low tolerance enforcement of traffic laws through the winter holiday season, punishing violations that would have previously resulted in warnings. This comes as additional street patrols and DUI checkpoints were put in place last week by the state…
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One teenager killed, another critically injured in single-vehicle crash in Aurora
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One teenage boy was killed and another was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning, the Aurora Police Department announced. Police said the crash happened at 2:40 a.m. near East Hampden Avenue and South Tower Road. The two boys were the only occupants…
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Man killed after being hit by suspected drunk driver in Aurora
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 25-year-old Aurora resident was killed early Saturday morning after getting into a car crash with a suspected drunk driver, the Aurora Police Department said. The crash happened at 4:24 a.m. at East Alameda Parkway and South Airport Boulevard. The man was driving a Toyota…
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Weekend patrols to increase on Colorado highways to target speeding, distracted driving
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Law enforcement patrols are going to increase on highways statewide starting Thursday in an attempt to crack down on speeding and distracted driving, officials announced. The Colorado State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies throughout…