August 14, 2018
City of McMinnville Traffic Enforcement Event:
The Yamhill County Multi Agency Traffic Team (M.A.T.T.) will be conducting enhanced traffic safety enforcement patrols the afternoon and evening hours of August 24th and 25th , 2018. These dates coincide with the “Cruising McMinnville” event scheduled for Saturday the 25th , and the increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic associated with an event of this nature.
M.A.T.T. members will be focusing on the dangerous driving activities that lead to serious injury and fatal crashes, as well as those that increase the severity of occupant injury during a crash, e.g. failing to use seatbelts/child safety restraints. Enforcement of dangerous traffic violations committed by pedestrians will also be a focus of this event.
The 2016 national data from NHTSA(most recent available) shows that:
- Distraction-related deaths (3,450 fatalities) decreased by 2.2 percent;
- Drunk-driving deaths (10,497 fatalities) increased by 1.7 percent;
- Speeding-related deaths (10,111 fatalities) increased by 4.0 percent;
- Unbelted deaths (10,428 fatalities) increased by 4.6 percent;
- Motorcyclist deaths (5,286 fatalities – the largest number of motorcyclist fatalities since 2008) increased by 5.1 percent;
- Pedestrian deaths (5,987 fatalities – the highest number since 1990) increased by 9.0 percent
Release created by: Sgt Josh Sheets, McMinnville Police Department, (503) 434-7307 sheetsj@ci.mcminnville.or.us