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Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Sees Most High-Speed Tickets

Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive is a hot spot for high-speed ticketing, according to city police data. The scenic highway along Lake Michigan accounts for more than half of all such citations in the city, the Chicago Tribune reported. The number …

Texas a Hot Spot for Speeding Tickets

If you’re planning to squeeze in one last road trip before the summer ends, there are a few hot spots in Texas where you might want to slow down. Especially if you’re planning on a trip to South Padre Island. …

Wyoming Denies Targeting Out of State Drivers for Speeding

The Wyoming Highway Patrol hands out nearly twice as many speeding tickets to out-of-state drivers as it does to in-state motorists, but the administrator of the patrol says the agency doesn’t target drivers from outside Wyoming. An analysis by the …

Connecticut State Police Charge 63 With DUI Over Weekend

Connecticut state police say they charged 63 people with driving under the influence and issued nearly 2,500 speeding tickets over the July 4 holiday weekend. Troopers also wrote more than 5,600 tickets for illegally using cell phones while driving, tailgating …

Connecticut State Police Charge 63 With DUI Over Weekend

Connecticut state police say they charged 63 people with driving under the influence and issued nearly 2,500 speeding tickets over the July 4 holiday weekend. Troopers also wrote more than 5,600 tickets for illegally using cell phones while driving, tailgating …

North Carolina Troopers Write 13,667 Speeding Tickets in Week

State troopers wrote more than 13,000 tickets for speeding during a week-long operation targeting motorists on North Carolina highways. The N.C. Highway Patrol ended its Operation Slow Down campaign on Easter. During the campaign, the patrol said its troopers issued …

Maryland Issuing Fewer Speeding Tickets in Work Zones

Speeding tickets issued to motorists in work zones in Maryland appear to be down significantly in 2012 compared with last year. A review of state data by AAA Mid-Atlantic shows that by the end of November, the state had used …

Virginia Troopers Write More Than 2,500 Citations

A traffic enforcement effort targeting Virginia’s interstate highways has yielded more than 2,500 violations. Virginia State Police say troopers cited motorists on Interstate 95 for 942 violations during the Operation Air, Land and Speed crackdown on Saturday. The violations included …

South Carolina Bill Barring Mailed Speeding Tickets Becomes Law

Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into law a bill designed to stop a South Carolina town from using a traffic camera to send speeders a ticket in the mail. The law bars towns from mailing traffic tickets. It requires officers …