Douglas County Deputies Cracking Down On Speeders

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on speeders in certain portions of the county.

One such area is 96th and irvington where they receive complaints about lead foot drivers. That stretch of road has a school bus route on it and there's a baseball field nearby, so kids are always around.

Captain Wayne Hudson tells 6 News you might not see the deputies, but they are watching. "We aren't trying to do the gotcha as far as speed enforcement, we put on Twitter and Facebook where we are going to be at. That's your warning. If you chose to speed through those areas, you are going to get a ticket, it's on you."

The two-lane road on Irvington has a rural feel to it, which may be why drivers tend to speed on it. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour.

"We want citizens to know we are being proactive and we are taking their concerns into consideration. We want our kids to be safe. We want them to go back and forth to school safely," Hudson told 6 News.

(Photo: 6 News)


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