Tag: Speeding
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Denver police writing speeding tickets again as traffic deaths climb under Vision Zero
There’s a memo out to anyone grown accustomed to running red lights or cruising the freeway at 20 miles per hour over the posted limit. They’re back. Denver police officers are writing traffic tickets again, and for some road stretches, the city is prepping fixed cameras to capture speeders in the act. Court records provided…
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Civil penalties for speed violations on Colorado Highway 119 to begin Jan. 12
Civil penalties for speeding violations will begin Jan. 12 on Colorado Highway 119 in Boulder County. The Colorado Department of Transportation will issue $75 penalties to drivers who exceed the speed limit by 10 mph or more in the work zone between Boulder and Longmont. Automated cameras will capture violations and mail notices to registered…
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Peña Boulevard speeding a ‘significant issue,’ Denver police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver International Airport Traffic Unit has identified speeding as a “significant issue” on Peña Boulevard the Denver Police Department said Tuesday. Five drivers exceeding the speed limit by a large margin were issued citations by Denver Police Cpl. Hamel alone in the last two…
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Colorado State Patrol conducts aerial operation to combat ‘Reckless Riders’ motorcyclists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol partnered with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a traffic enforcement operation targeting reckless motorcycle driving behavior on Saturday. According to CSP more than 45 vehicles, including 25 motorcycles, were contacted during the operation with the assistance of the patrol’s Aircraft…
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Colorado State Patrol announces speeding-prone counties
The Colorado State Patrol announced the counties with the highest number of extreme speeders going 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. El Paso County had the most by far, more than doubling the next county on the list. In 2024 troopers issued 14,477 citations for extreme speeding. Speeding 25 miles per…
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CDOT ceremony honors the 62 workers who have died in the line of duty
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Sixty-two employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation who died in the line of duty since 1929 were honored Thursday as part of CDOT’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the National Work Zone Awareness Week. CDOT officials were joined by representatives of the Colorado State Patrol, the Federal Highway…
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Aurora lawmakers look to end photo speed enforcement program contract
After a series of tech and staffing difficulties, Aurora City Councilmembers agreed Thursday to end the current contract with a vendor for the city’s van photo speed enforcement program. The program, which uses vans to photograph and ticket speeding drivers, has lost about $500,000 since its beginning as a pilot program in July of 2022. …
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Aurora photo enforcement pilot program struggles with staffing, revenue
Aurora’s photo speed enforcement pilot program, which has been in effect since July 2023, has struggled with staffing and lost a significant amount of money, according to staff in a committee meeting Thursday morning. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, who is also the chair of the city’s Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Policy Committee, called the…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs immunity for speeding officer who killed 2
The Court of Appeals believed emergency responders lose immunity when they fail to activate their lights or sirens at the outset of a pursuit, but the Supreme Court appeared reluctant to accept that standard
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Aurora police begin citation phase of photo speeding program after warning period
The warnings for speeding citations issued via photo enforcement in Aurora will end Sunday. Lead-footed drivers should expect to pay for violations starting Monday. Aurora police are moving to the citation phase of their photo speed enforcement program, which aims to make streets safer through targeted enforcement of speeding drivers, according to a news release.…