Traffic Enforcement On I-90 and I-94
Sunday, August 10th, 2014 -- 8:15 AM
A nationwide traffic enforcement effort on I-90 and I-94 produces positive results in Wisconsin.The Wisconsin Department of Transportation?s Division of State Patrol joined law enforcement agencies from 14 other states in increasing patrols on I-90 and I-94 between Washington state and New York, more than 5,600 miles of highway, for the I-90/94 Challenge from August 1 to 4.
Wisconsin had zero fatalities on I-90 and I-94 during the four-day Challenge. Over the past three years, the nationwide I-90 and I-94 corridors have averaged 524 total crashes, 136 injury crashes and three fatal crashes.
National results for the I-90/94 Challenge will be released in the near future.
Preliminary data by the Wisconsin State Patrol for the I-90/94 Challenge included 0 fatalities, 1,636 traffic stops, 71 seat belt and child safety restraint citations, 14 drunken driving arrests, and 4 drug-related arrests.
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