(WWJ) The numbers are out after last week's statewide crackdown on dangerous driving along I-94, which resulted in a couple of hundred tickets
Michigan State Police said more than 480 traffic stops were made from Southwest Michigan all the way up to Port Huron. More than half of those stops resulted in a ticket, while 34 arrests were made.
The "Lake to Lake, Focused and SAFE" initiative targeted distracted and aggressive driving to enhance road safety, reduce crashes, educate drivers, and increase law enforcement presence with multi-agency support.
The top reason drivers were stopped was speed, MSP said, followed by illegally tinted windows and cell phone use.
Here's a look at the numbers, released by MSP on April 1.
Total Traffic Stops - 486
Enforcement Actions:
- 259 Citations
- 270 Verbal Warnings
- 34 Arrests
Top 8 Stop Reasons:
- Speed (Freeway) 16-20 over: 63
- Illegal window tint: 44
- Mobile device use: 36
- Speed (Freeway) 11-15 over: 36
- Expired registration: 34
- Failed to yield to emergency vehicle: 29
- Speed (Freeway) 1-5 over: 25
- Speed (Freeway) 6-10 over: 18
Participating agencies included the following MSP posts: Niles, Paw Paw, Wayland, Marshall, Jackson, Brighton, Metro South, Lapeer, Fifth District HQ.
Also included were the Calhoun and Kalamazoo County sheriff's departments, and police from the cities of Romulus, Battle Creek and Marshall, with support also from the Michigan Department of Transportation.