| 5/9/2008 3:36 AM | Email this article Print this article |
Traffic sweep yields hundreds of citations Local police recently completed a wave of enforcement in the Smooth Operator program that targets aggressive drivers. South Strabane Township police had 290 contacts, issued 167 speeding citations, 58 for failure to obey traffic control devices, 14 for seat belt violations and 41 for other violations and made one drunken driving arrest. North Franklin Township had 284 contacts and issued 82 speeding citations, 50 for failure to obey traffic control devices, 26 seat belt violations and 47 other traffic violations. They arrested three drunken drivers. Washington police had 96 contacts and issued eight speeding violations, 52 for failure to obey traffic control, 25 seat belt violations and 41 other citations. North Strabane Township police had 259 contacts, wrote 206 citations, most for speeding, and gave 107 written warnings.
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