Highway Patrol stops a driver near the city limits of Maricopa. Photo by Mason Callejas

Law enforcement issued 62 citations during a special detail on State Route 347 today.

Sgt. Steve Sekrecki of Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Highway Patrol division said 51 drivers were issued speeding tickets. Other citations were given out for non-insurance and not wearing a seatbelt.

The detail ran from 7 a.m. to noon. “It definitely slowed traffic down,” Sekrecki said.

He said he knows traffic issues on SR 347 are not necessarily people driving over the speed limit but drivers in a hurry in crowded lanes, tailgating, changing lanes erratically and even driving on shoulders in an attempt to get through the next light before it changes.

“We look out for that, too,” he said.

The detail involved three troopers and one sergeant from Highway Patrol and two Maricopa Police Department units, he said. DPS has run regular special details on SR 347 during the past year.


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