Texas troopers stopped hundreds of commercial truck drivers and motorists. They conducted a recent traffic crackdown with the aim of reducing crashes.
Texas Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Troopers conducted an operation throughout the Permian Basin from November 6 to 7, followed by a joint patrol with Highway Patrol Troopers on November 12 to 13.
The Texas Department of Public Safety – West Texas Region reported that during the two traffic enforcement operations, they apprehended a total of 618 commercial and non-commercial motor vehicles.
The Permian Basic commercial and passenger vehicle enforcement effort yielded the following results:
- Citations Issued – 328
- Warnings Issued – 1,228
- Equipment Violations – 857
- Speed Violations – 219
- Registration Violations – 196
- Driver License Violations – 69
- Misdemeanor Arrests – 17
- Felony Arrests – 9
- Vehicles Out Of Service (OOS) – 84 / 57.5% OOS rate (exceeding the national average of approximately 21%)
- Drivers OOS – 22 / 15% OOS rate (exceeding the national average of approximately 6%)