Number of speeding citations up last week

Apr 30, 2008

204

Maricopa Police issed 93 traffic citations last week in connection with driving faster than is reasonable or prudent, up from 22 issued during the same time period last month (see “MPD issues 22 speeding citations”).

The MPD on Wednesday reported the following citations and arrests which took place between April 18 and April 27:

Liquor violations
Operating a vehicle while consuming alcohol	4
Underage drinking	1
Driver’s possession of an open container in a vehicle	1

Criminal violations
Criminal damage	2
Criminal trespassing	1
Disorderly conduct/fighting	1

Traffic violations
Driving faster than is reasonable or prudent	93
Failure to carry insurance	44
Failure to carry registration	19
Adult without a seatbelt	9
Driving without a license	8
Running a stop sign	8
Failure to change address	6
Suspended registration	5
Driving while license suspended	5
Driver’s license not in possession	5
Expired Arizona registration	4
Expired out-of-state registration	4
Unsafe turn	3
Running a red light	3
Driving under the influence	3
Failure to control speed to avoid a collision	2
Blood alcohol content of .15 or more (Extreme DUI)	2
Failure to yield at a stop sign	2
Unsafe land usage	1
Failure to produce ID	1
Blood alcohol content of .08 or more (DUI)	1
Failure to obey a traffic device	1
Failure to yield to oncoming traffic	1
One or more headlights out	1
Speed of 20 over mph in a business zone	1
Failure to obey right turn only	1
One or more brake lights not working	1
Windshield required	1
Failure to destroy temporary vehicle registration	1

Commercial vehicle violations
Commercial driver’s license void	2
No valid commercial driver’s license	1
No log-book	1
Unsecured load	1