STURGEON BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sturgeon Bay Police & Door County Sheriff Release July Seatbelt Enforcement Results






Sturgeon Bay Police & Door County Sheriff
Release July’s HVE Results

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department and the Door County Sheriff’s Department have completed their third month of participation in their 2012 Seatbelt High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Deployment, which is funded through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.  Door County is one of four counties in the state and the only one in Northeast Wisconsin to receive this pilot grant. 

In July, there were six deployments with the following results:

·         246 traffic stops were made during the deployments that covered 24 hours. 

·         168 traffic citations were issued:         113      Seatbelt 
                                                                                    28        Speeding
                                                                                    2          OAR (operate after revocation) and                                                                                                  OWS (operate while suspended)
                                                                                    3          Vehicle registration
            21        Miscellaneous violations
                        (i.e.: stop sign / no insurance)

·         132 traffic warnings were issued:       91        Speeding
                                                                                    6          Vehicle registration
                                                                                    7          Vehicle equipment
            28        Miscellaneous violations


For further information about these deployments, please contact:

1)     Michael Panosh: regional program manager for Wisconsin State Patrol - Bureau of Transportation Safety at (920) 683-4960

2)     Lt. Jeff Farley

3)     Sgt. Chad Hougaard