DATE: Friday, May
16, 2014
STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Lt. John Cote
CONTACT #: 207-532-5400
INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 05-17-2014/All day
LOCATION: I-95/I-295
NATURE: Special Enforcement Details
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Maine State Police are teaming up with 14 other
states in a traffic enforcement initiative on Saturday, May 17, 2014.
All 15 states that line Interstate 95 from Maine to
Florida (Maine State Police, New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State
Police, Rhode Island State Police, Connecticut State Police, New York State
Police, New Jersey State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware State
Police, Maryland State Police, Virginia State Police, North Carolina State Highway
Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Georgia State Patrol, and the Florida
Highway Patrol), will be participating in an intensified enforcement
initiative, led and coordinated by the Delaware State Police.
The “Drive to Save Lives on I-95” initiative is
being conducted in support of a nationwide initiative by the International
Association of the Chiefs of Police (IACP). The “Drive to Save Lives”
campaign is a united effort by state police and highway patrol leaders, to
reduce highway fatalities by 15 percent in 2014. More than 33,000 deaths occur
each year on our nation’s roadways. Highway fatalities rank as one of the top
12 causes of death in the United States and it is the leading cause of death
among teens.
On Saturday, May 17, 2014, law enforcement
agencies in each state will conduct traffic initiatives along the 1,920 miles
of I-95 and other targeted roadways to keep motorists safe and reduce
fatalities. The enforcement initiative will focus on aggressive driving,
distracted driving, speeders, seatbelt use, pedestrian and motorcycle safety,
as well as commercial vehicle safety and enforcement.
