Show Increase In Tickets For Due to careless and automobile operators on roads and highways there is an increase in deaths and DAVIS County has shown a big The highway patrol decided to take increased positive action to see if this condition cannot be Traffic violators on major and minor violations are being issued Tickets given for any traffic violation are beginning to show If drivers do not know highway now is the time to get acquainted with According to Justice of the LeRoi the Highway patrolmen and the in the Sheriff's office are showing plenty of action and are doing a good job to see if this problem can be solved with those drivers that have no respect for rules of the JUDGE DAY states that this court has processed over tickets for the month of August for a large variety of citations from drunken driving to improper stops and improper lane In past months the Sheriff's monthly booking report shows a big percentage of the bookings have been drunken public intoxication and traffic violation including driving without a license and license It will be interesting to see what this campaign will have on the past records in the Sheriff's THIS IS a nation wide According to authorities responsible for traffic violations and drinking drivers cause accidents that kill people in our nation each year and are involved in non fatal accidents that are the cause of property damage estimated at billions of dollars The conclusion to be drawn is there is no reason for such senseless carnage and innocent Many authorities in traffic safety are beginning to wonder if the traffic increase in violations and like the rising crime rate are becoming so common place that the public is becoming insensitive to conditions that cause SOME JURORS seem to feel the violation to be an indiscretion and not a crime which anyone can indulge in from time to Law enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys agree that driving under the influence of liquor are the hardest traffic violations to The question remains how long can public conscience accept the mounting toll of human lives caused by drunken and careless THERE MUST be a solution somewhere and a remedy should be The big question right now is |