Drivers in the city of Tempe should drive with caution over the next couple weeks and be on the lookout for Tempe police. ABC News reports that the Tempe police are now targeting drunk drivers and distracted drivers through a two-week crackdown; which began on April 12. Until April 25, police officers say that they will continue to have a high amount of officers patrolling the city and enforcing DUI laws. Speeders are also being heavily targeted because Tempe police say drivers have had a history of not following school zone speeds in the city.
"I've had people doing 60, 65 miles an hour in a 35 [mile per hour zone] and not really aware they were going that fast, not aware of the posted speed limit, just oblivious to it," Officer Dennison Dawson told ABC News.
The East Valley Tribune reports that the Tempe Police Department will be providing additional officers for patrols at "high-accident intersections." The intersection of Rural Road and University Drive, for example, had the highest number of traffic collisions in the city. It had 69 reported collisions last year. Broadway Road and McClintock Drive takes second place with 64 collisions in 2009. And at 62 reported collisions, Rural Road and Southern Avenue marks the third most dangerous intersection in Tempe.
The two-week long patrol is being funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. An experienced Arizona DUI attorney can usually answer any legal questions about saturation patrols in Arizona, or DUI related arrests. Feel free to contact a Phoenix DUI attorney if you feel that the Tempe police officers wrongfully pulled you over.
Related Resources:
- Drunk Driving: Elements of the Offense (FindLaw)
- Challenging the Validity of Blood Alcohol Content Tests (FindLaw's KnowledgeBase)
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Contact a Phoenix DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
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