The Kansas Highway Patrol will be extra vigilant in stopping drivers for speeding this weekend. The special enforcement will run from Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25.
The department says law enforcement will be on the lookout for drivers breaking traffic laws by speeding, texting, driving while impaired or not wearing a seatbelt. The patrols will take place on city streets, rural roads and state and federal highways.
"One death is one too many,” says Colonel Mark Bruce of the Kansas Highway Patrol. “That is just one more family who will miss seeing the important milestones in their loved one’s life.”
According to the KHP, as speed increases, the severity of crashes increases, including the risk for fatalities. Agencies from Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma will also be participating in the special enforcement.
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