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Candace.mccowan@wreg.com
(Millington, TN 7/8/2010) Drivers are accustomed to seeing a police car on the side of the road with a radar gun.
While you might see patrolmen out in the City of Millington, there's also a van tracking your speed that you may not notice.
Police Chief Ray Douglas says he is trying to combat a huge traffic problem in Millington.
The city has already approved red light cameras that are set to be installed in the next couple of months.
"We have a lot of traffic each and everyday including Saturday and Sundays unfortunately people have a lot of heavy feet," said Douglass.
The police department has only 22 officers to patrol the city of more than 12,000 residents.
Douglass also said from 2007-2009 they had more that 500 accidents with 110 injuries and one fatality.
That's the reason behind the speed van which sits on the side of the roadway and captures a picture of license plates of anyone going 10 miles over the posted speed limit.
The van changes locations everyday.
The speed van was deployed for the first time yesterday and within a couple of hours, it had more than 200 citations. Each person cited will be notified by mail.
For the first thirty days only warning citations will be issued and will carry no fines.
After that grace period, speeders can expect to receive a $50 ticket within thirty days of the citation.
The van is paid for with a percentage of the ticket revenue.
Chief Douglass wants everyone to consider themselves warned, "This is a voluntary program. People do not have to participate in this program if they don't want to. All they have to do is slow down."
- Speeders beware especially if you are driving through the City of Millington.
- A new piece of mobile technology is now working to slow drivers down in the area.
- A mobile speed van is tracking down speeders
Candace.mccowan@wreg.com
(Millington, TN 7/8/2010) Drivers are accustomed to seeing a police car on the side of the road with a radar gun.
While you might see patrolmen out in the City of Millington, there's also a van tracking your speed that you may not notice.
Police Chief Ray Douglas says he is trying to combat a huge traffic problem in Millington.
The city has already approved red light cameras that are set to be installed in the next couple of months.
"We have a lot of traffic each and everyday including Saturday and Sundays unfortunately people have a lot of heavy feet," said Douglass.
The police department has only 22 officers to patrol the city of more than 12,000 residents.
Douglass also said from 2007-2009 they had more that 500 accidents with 110 injuries and one fatality.
That's the reason behind the speed van which sits on the side of the roadway and captures a picture of license plates of anyone going 10 miles over the posted speed limit.
The van changes locations everyday.
The speed van was deployed for the first time yesterday and within a couple of hours, it had more than 200 citations. Each person cited will be notified by mail.
For the first thirty days only warning citations will be issued and will carry no fines.
After that grace period, speeders can expect to receive a $50 ticket within thirty days of the citation.
The van is paid for with a percentage of the ticket revenue.
Chief Douglass wants everyone to consider themselves warned, "This is a voluntary program. People do not have to participate in this program if they don't want to. All they have to do is slow down."
