(April 19, 2025) — The Cape Coral Police Department conducted a special traffic operation on April 18, 2025. This high visibility enforcement operation (Operation “Stop Crashes Before They Stop You”) specifically targeted speeding & aggressive driving. This operation was conducted citywide and resulted in 68 total citations.
OPERATION TIME: 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS: 80
WARNINGS: 17
SPEED CITATIONS: 28
SEATBELT CITATION: 00
MOVING CITATIONS: 60
NON-MOVING CITATIONS: 08
VIOLATING TRAFFIC CONTROL/SIGNAL DEVICE: 24
OPEN CONTAINER (DRIVER): 00
OPEN CONTAINER (PASSENGER): 00
.02 VIOLATION: 00
CRIMINAL CITATIONS: 00
CITATIONS (TOTAL): 68
DUI ARRESTS: 00
ARRESTS (OTHER): 00
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING: 00
*****The operation was paid for with FDOT sub-grant funding. Cape Coral currently ranks 12th out of 38 agencies in Speeding or Aggressive Driving for traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the Highway Safety Matrix – Ranking of Florida. To improve traffic safety in the City, the Department has partnered with FDOT’s Traffic Safety Office to bring additional enforcement and education through the implementation of saturation patrols.
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