Local law enforcement agencies will be out in force on Thursday for Summer Heat traffic enforcement program on I-94

May 20, 2008

As part of the Summer Heat mobilization to deter speeding and aggressive driving on I-94, the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office, Dunn County Sheriff's Department, St. Croix Sheriff's Department, Hudson Police Department, and the Wisconsin State Patrol will be out in force on Thursday, May 22, to intensify their traffic enforcement efforts.

"With saturation patrols for high visibility enforcement on this heavily traveled highway, we are striving to get drivers on I-94 to comply voluntarily with traffic laws to reduce crashes that cause deaths and serious injuries," says Dennis Hughes, chief of safety programs for the State Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety. "However, if voluntary compliance fails, officers who will be patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours on the I-94 corridor will be prepared to ticket speeders and other violators."

Speed-related crashes in Wisconsin kill or injure someone every 51 minutes. Speeding is not only deadly; it's all too prevalent. In 2007, there were nearly one-quarter million speeding convictions in Wisconsin including more than 145,000 for 11 to 19 mph over the posted limit, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation statistics.

For more information, contact:
Dennis Johnson, Bureau of Transportation Safety Regional Program Manager
(715) 839-3800, (715) 579-1430, dennis.johnson@dot.state.wi.us