Virginia State Police Traffic Crackdown Results in 6,800 Violations

Virginia State Police say a two-day traffic safety campaign along Interstates 81 and 95 resulted in more than 6,800 violations.

State Police conducted Operation Air, Land & Speed on Sunday and Monday.

Along I-81, troopers stopped more than 2,100 speeders and 234 reckless drivers. They arrested six drunk drivers and made 12 felony arrests.

On I-95, more than 1,300 speeders and 345 reckless drivers were stopped, as were three drunk drivers. Police also made 11 felony arrests.

There were no traffic fatalities on either interstate during the operation.

Since the operation’s inception in 2006, there have been more than 95,600 summonses and arrests along Virginia interstates.

Latest Comments

• May 22, 2009 at 3:18 am

  nobody important says:

  If I were looking for speeders, that's where I might look. Virtually everyone in that area is speeding. Tickets given there could wipe out the national debt. We don't need n... read more
• May 22, 2009 at 1:35 am

  NY Driver says:

  NY should try this. Of course on the Long Island X-way the cops could get run over doing that. I bet they will make a ton of money. That sounds like about 5000 more tickets... read more
• May 22, 2009 at 12:49 pm

  Virginia Driver says:

  Most of the time when they set up these sting operations on I-95, it causes more traffic back-ups and potential accidents! On 95 South at the Bryan Park Interchange (Richmond... read more