NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEBRASKA STATE PATROL
www.nsp.state.ne.us
Contact:  Deb Collins 402-479-4985
February 21, 2008   

Accident Reduction Selective Stops Speedy Driver

(Lincoln, NE) – A citation for going 40 miles-an-hour over the posted speed limit was just one of the contacts written, Thursday, February 21, 2008, by Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol and Saunders County Sheriff’s Deputies during a special enforcement designed to draw attention to crash causing behaviors on rural roads.

The citation was issued to a 17-year-old male driver, for going 95 mph in a 55 mph zone on a paved county road.   The juvenile driver, along with a 17-year-old male passenger was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, during the visibility enforcement effort. 

“This is the reason we are out here,” said Headquarter Troop-Lincoln Captain Steve Ayres.  “Speeding, driver inattention and driving too fast for conditions are big factors in crashes.  We want to send a message to motorists to slow down, pay attention, and give themselves the best opportunity to get to where they are going safely.”

The two-hour special enforcement effort took place from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., and focused on Highway 79 as well as other county roads near Valparaiso in Saunders County.

Other citations issued during the enforcement included;

• 6 Speeding Citations
• 10 Speeding Warning
•   1 Citation for Fictitious Plates
•    2 Warnings for having Headlights Out
•    1 Child Restraint Violation Citation

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