Traffic Enforcement Monday Morning on Highway 43

IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CRASHES AND FATALITIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM THE COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, AND THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WORKED TOGETHER TODAY (MONDAY) TO CONDUCT HIGH VISIBILITY, DIRECTED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON HIGHWAY 43.  IN 3 HOURS, 56 TRAFFIC STOPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH MULTIPLE CITATIONS BEING WRITTEN. AMONG THE VIOLATIONS, SPEEDING, DISTRACTED DRIVING, SEATBELT VIOLATIONS, MOVE-OVER LAW, AND FAILURE TO STOP FOR RED LIGHTS.

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