Border to Border
Border
to Border 2005
Law enforcement traffic checking details held at start of Labor
Day weekend for ninth year
As part of Virginia’s “Smart, Safe & Sober
Campaign,” members of law enforcement agencies from
our neighboring states — Kentucky,
West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina — met
for the ninth year with
Virginia law enforcement officers to check traffic prior
to the Labor Day weekend. The focus of the
checking details — held September 1st from 10:00
a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at border locations in the counties
of Giles, Wise, Buchanan, Frederick, King George, Pittsylvania,
and the City of Chesapeake — was on seat belts, child restraints,
equipment violations, speeding, and driving while under
the influence of alcohol or drugs. This was a joint effort
between Virginia and our border states to remind drivers
of their responsibilities and to remove dangerous drivers
and vehicles from our highways.
Officers trained to assist with the proper installation
of child safety seats were available at most of the locations
and assisted parents or caregivers with 77 proper
seat installations for their children. Two safety seats
were donated to needy children by police officers. Commercial
Motor Vehicle Enforcement Officers were also at many of
the locations and checked large trucks for authority to
operate, safety equipment violations, and overweight violations.
This year, 146 police officers from 36 different agencies
participated. These officers, concerned with the high volume
of traffic during the Labor Day weekend, came together
in this high profile manner to remind motorists that they
will enforce the law. The following arrests or summonses
were issued during the three-hour checking detail:
- Narcotics Violations: 5
- DUI/DUID Arrests: 3
- Other Criminal Arrests/Violations: 28 (Suspended driver's
licenses, fugitive arrests, etc)
- Reckless Driving: 1
- Speeding: 29
- Child Safety Seat Violations: 8
- Seat Belt Violations (16+ years old): 32
- Seat Belt Violations (6 – 15 years old):
1
- Other Traffic Violations: 174
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Equipment Violations:
24
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Overweight Violations: 9
- Commercial Motor Vehicle
Removals: 9
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