(WWJ) -- Law enforcement agencies across metro Detroit are gearing up to catch distracted drivers with “Operation Ghost Rider.”
The Transportation Improvement Association (TIA) and several other police departments around Oakland and Macomb counties are joining forces for the initiative, which began on Wednesday.
WWJ’s Mike Campbell spoke to TIA CEO Jim Santilli, who said law enforcement will be using an unmarked spotter vehicle to catch distracted drivers.
“We drive around and look for distracted drivers, and when we see one, we’ll radio a marked unit,” Santilli said. “We stay with them until the officer in the marked unit catches up. We’ll initiate the traffic stop and then we’ll go on our way from there.”
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Police in Auburn Hills, Chesterfield Township, Clinton Township, Shelby Township, Sterling Heights and Utica, as well as the Michigan State Police and the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department, will all be involved in the operation, which first launched in Macomb County in 2017.
The goal from the TIA and law enforcement is to decrease the number of distracted driving deaths and injuries around the metro Detroit region.