Nearly 8,300 Motorists Cited in Virginia Crackdown

Virginia State Police issued citations for nearly 8,300 violations on Interstates 95 and 81 as part of a weekend traffic-enforcement campaign.

State police say troopers stopped 2,077 speeders and 240 reckless drivers on I-81 and 4,749 speeders and 504 reckless drivers on I-95 on Friday and Saturday. On each interstate, six motorists were charged with drunken driving, and a total 35 felony drug arrests were made on both roads. They also issued 330 safety-belt violations. Other violations weren’t specified.

The weekend’s Operation Air, Land and Speed campaign yielded the third-highest number of violations since the effort began in 2006.

Latest Comments

• July 17, 2009 at 11:54 am

  1508 says:

  I don't like getting a ticket like the next person. But imagine if we didn't have deterrents (radar,troopers & fines). You could describe the result as deadly chaso. Fines an... read more
• July 17, 2009 at 11:08 am

  JANET MCDOWELL says:

  I know speeding is a crime but it's really sad when you are in the same classification with DUI's and people who commit manslaughter. Virgina needs to look at the driving law... read more
• July 16, 2009 at 12:21 pm

  SWFL Agent says:

  I always love it when someone throws out the "most accidents happen within one mile of the driver's home" arguement. It's as if there is some statistical validity that people ... read more