The Newhall California Highway Patrol is continuing to ramp up its efforts to stop dangerous driving, with at least one officer issuing nearly 20 citations to motorists driving over the speed limit over a four-hour period.
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The officer, according to a Facebook post from the CHP Newhall Office, patrolling around the Santa Clarita Valley, including on the streets of Newhall. CHP officers are full law enforcement officials and can pull over motorists on both city streets and highways if the driver is speeding.
That officer wrote 18 citations on the four-hour patrol, including one to a driver going 45 mph in a 25 mph zone.
“You never know where we’re going to be, so it’s better to just slow down and avoid a hefty fine,” CHP officials said in the post.
Related: CHP Hands Out 25 Speeding Citations On San Francisquito Canyon Road
During the month of April, another officer wrote 118 citations, 90 of which were on SR-126. One of the citations was to a driver speeding at 96 mph on Sierra Highway.
In 2016, national data showed that speeding-related deaths reached 10,111, a 4 percent increase from the year before, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
With freeways around Santa Clarita becoming more congested due to an influx of drivers and heavy construction, residents are using alternative roads. CHP officials encourage residents to know the posted speed limit on their alternative routes and adhere to them, to avoid a ticket.
“Despite concerns to the contrary, we do try and be everywhere as best we can,” CHP officials said. “Drive safely, you never know where we’ll be.”
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Good Job, Thank You.
Why on Soledad is the speed limit 50mph in Canyon Country? People always go over the speed limit and 50mph is too high as it is. Many drivers go 70mph and it’s scary for local residents to merge from their neighborhoods w/ out a stop light. Speed limits need to come down now. 40mph would be more then fast enough.
I agree 100%
The city of Santa Clarita does not care #ToiletTown
The city of Santa Clarita does not care. #ToiletTown
So can the CHP finally admit that highway 14 is not a drunk driving enforcement zone and is a speed enforcement zone?
They are always patrolling during the morning hours. Most of the drunk drivers I have seen are in the evening hours.