Lt. John FlanniganWILLISTON, Vt. -
The results are in and Vermont state police say a summer crackdown got a few dangerous drivers off the road. The three-month operation ended Labor Day. Troopers stopped 1,391 vehicles. They wrote 852 tickets-- 90 percent of those for speeding. And they made 14 arrests.
The majority of the stops were in Windsor and Windham counties, that's where police say they're having the biggest problem with speeders.
"Could we use more officers on the highway? Of course, we can't be everywhere at every time. But we'll do our best with the resources that we have. We're looking at next year trying to coordinate and work this in through the entire summer driving season from Memorial Day through Labor Day and I think that's something very likely to happen," Vt. State Police Lt. John Flannigan said.
Troopers say the detail did not have a significant impact on highway fatalities-- 58 people have died on Vermont roadways this year.
