There were 51 tickets and 92 traffic stops made in the last three weeks of November as a result of a grant geared to crack down on impaired drivers and red-light runners on U.S. 30.
The county received a $31,000 grant in November from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for catching impaired drivers and red-light runners.The patrolling is expected to continue on U.S. 30 from CR 150W to CR 250E for the next 11 to 12 months.
Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission members received an update Thursday on how the grant has been used since Nov. 14.
Lt. Kip Shuter said there have been five police officers who have patrolled 12 hours a week for the past three weeks on U.S. 30. Over the three-week period, Shuter said there have been 13 tickets administered for red-light running, 24 tickets for speeding, two tickets for failure to yield and four tickets for drivers not wearing a seat belt.
There was one ticket for a child restraint violation, two tickets for driving on a suspended license and five tickets for disobeying right turn on red, driving with expired plates or driving with a false or fictitious license.
There were warnings administered, including 12 for speeding, two for following too closely, seven for truck lane violations, and 18 for other traffic offenses including violating a no right turn on red, driving with expired plates or driving with a false or fictitious license.
There were two arrests for driving on a suspended license.
Warsaw City Councilman-elect Kyle Babcock, 330 Ringneck Trail, also attended the meeting to withdraw his request to lower speed limits in Pheasant Ridge Subdivision.
Babcock previously requested the commission lower the speed limit by 10 miles per hour in the subdivision.
The current speed limit in Pheasant Ridge subdivision is 30 miles per hour. Babcock had requested to lower the speed limit to 20 miles per hour.
Babcock said he has since talked with Shuter about the speed limit. Babcock said he wanted to withdraw his request to reduce the speed limits because he was worried other residents in Warsaw neighborhoods also would want their speed limits reduced.
Shuter said instead of decreasing the speed limit in the subdivision, increased patrolling will occur.
