Speed and Aggressive Driving HVE Operation – Operation Driving with Care, Make Crashes Rare
(March 11, 2024)- The Cape Coral Police Department conducted a traffic saturation (Operation Driving with Care, Make Crashes Rare) on March 11, 2024 specifically targeting speed and aggressive driving. This operation was conducted citywide and resulted seventy-three citations.
OPERATION TIME:Â 07:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS:Â 74
WARNINGS: 07
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING:Â 00
SPEED CITATIONS:Â 43
SEATBELT CITATION:Â 01
MOVING CITATIONS: 66
NON-MOVING CITATIONS:Â 05
VIOLATING TRAFFIC CONTROL/SIGNAL DEVICE: 19
OPEN CONTAINER (DRIVER):Â 00
OPEN CONTAINER (PASSENGER):Â 00
.02 VIOLATION:Â 00
CRIMINAL CITATIONS:Â 02
CITATIONS (TOTAL):Â 73
DUI ARRESTS:Â 00
ARRESTS (OTHER):Â 02
*******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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