Broward County Florida Aggressive Driving Crackdown
The Broward County Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol are stepping up efforts to curb aggressive highway driving that can lead to fatal car accidents in Plantation and Western Broward County, Florida. Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on aggressive drivers on South Florida's heavily traveled highways, interstates, and toll roads including the Sawgrass Expressway, I-75, and I-595.
Operation BAD: Blitz on Aggressive Driving is a multi-agency effort to ticket aggressive drivers in Broward County, Florida, with law enforcement from a number of communities participating, including Coral Springs, Davie, Hollywood, Lauderhill, Plantation, Sunrise, and others. Aggressive and reckless driving behaviors on South Florida's crowded highways can lead to Broward County car accidents causing personal injury or death. Unmarked vehicles as well as cruisers will be patrolling the highways and issuing tickets to offenders.
Florida Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for...
- Aggressive drivers including speeders, tailgaters, and lane changers
- Drivers and passengers not wearing seat belts
- Drivers violating Florida's "Move Over Law," which mandates that drivers approaching and passing emergency vehicles stopped on Florida's highways must slow down to 20 miles per hour under the speed limit or move over to another lane.
The need for the Move Over Law was underscored by an accident that occurred earlier this month, where Sheriff's Deputy Tony Morales was hospitalized after a motorist plowed into his cruiser, which was stopped on I-95 with its emergency lights on while Morales made a routine traffic stop. A Florida personal injury lawyer can help determine who may be liable in a Broward County highway car accident that results in injury or death.
Blitz On Aggressive Drivers Begins In Broward
CBS4.com March 16, 2009
Broward Sheriff's Office plans blitz on aggressive driving
MiamiHerald.com March 16, 2009
Related Web Resources
Florida Highway Patrol: Move Over Law
