WELCH - In an effort to reduce traffic-related accidents and fatalities, officers with the state Public Service Commission’s Transportation Enforcement Division are launching an increased safety enforcement campaign along U.S. Route 52 in southern West Virginia.
The overtime officer enforcement campaign begins today and continues through September, according to Gary Edgell, director of the commission’s transportation enforcement division.
The officers will be focusing on multiple violations, including following too closely, improper lane changes, improper passing, failure to yield the right-of-way, unsafe equipment, and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Residential vehicles will not be targeted as part of the campaign — only commercial motor vehicle traffic.
For more on this story, and other news, see Friday’s Daily Telegraph.
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March 18, 2010
AFTERNOON UPDATE: PSC to increase commercial vehicle enforcement on Route 52.
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