Wichita County Sheriff’s Office and TxDOT take STEPS to prevent motor vehicle accidents
Wichita County deputies will add extra hours to help slow down speeders and prevent accidents beginning Tuesday.
The Wichita County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Transportation will participate in the first annual “Operation Slow Down" through June 21, according to a press release.
“This event is very similar to Click It or Ticket where deputies will be working several hours on selective traffic enforcement," according to WCSO spokesperson Melvin Joyner.
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This Selective Traffic Enforcement Program will concentrate on slowing down motorists to prevent serious injury and fatal crashes.
According to TxDOT, a STEP grant is a federally funded law enforcement grant program run by the Traffic Safety Division at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Joyner said off-duty deputies will patrol various zones around the county to slow down speeders, write tickets and make arrests if necessary.
TxDOT’s Click it Or Ticket is an annual campaign to remind drivers and passengers to wear their seatbelts.
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