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This week the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Team conducted an enforcement operation in the French Prairie area in northern Marion County. The focused patrol efforts were done during a four hour window on Monday morning and again for four hours during the afternoon commute on Tuesday. Deputies focused their efforts on dangerous driving habits which are known to contribute to serious injury and fatal motor vehicle crashes such as speeding, cell phone usage and following too close.
The Traffic Safety Team made 106 total traffic stops while issuing 146 citations and 15 warnings. Below are some additional notable statistics from the operation:
20 citations were for speeds between 75-90 miles per hour
93 total citations for speeding
17 citations for no operator’s license or driving while suspended
The Sheriff’s Office is continuing to collaborate with Marion County Public Works, the Oregon Department of Transportation and other community stakeholders to promote traffic safety in the community. The efforts earlier this week were funded by a grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
As the holiday weekend approaches, the Sheriff’s Office would like to remind drivers to slow down and to drive responsibly.
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Team will be focusing their efforts in the French Prairie area of Marion County on May 20th and 21st during the morning and evening commutes. The French Prairie area of Marion County sees a heavy amount of commuter traffic along multiple roadways such as Highway 219, River Road, French Prairie Road, McKay Road, Yergen Road, and Ehlen Road. These roadways have also been the site of multiple serious injury and fatal motor vehicle crashes.
Dangerous driving behavior including speeding, cell phone use, and following too close have been identified as contributing factors to serious injury and fatal crashes throughout Marion County. During this operation our goal will be to educate drivers about these dangerous driving habits and to enforce violations which are known to result in crashes.
This is part of an ongoing collaboration with our community partners to reduce motor vehicles crashes throughout Marion County. This operation is being funded by grants provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation.