Enhanced enforcement against reckless drivers Wednesday

About 100 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, will join states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Awareness Day today, Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

The campaign is a 24-hour, high-visibility enforcement effort involving state, county and local law enforcement agencies. The Wisconsin State Patrol will have all available officers working statewide to stop drivers who are endangering safety on the roads by speeding.

The goal of Speed Awareness Day is to educate the community on the dangers of speeding and save lives. According to data, In 2023, someone in Wisconsin was injured or killed in a speed-related crash an average of every 1.3 hours. There were 16,401 speed-related crashes that resulted in 176 fatalities and more than 6,500 people injured.

The State Patrol says the number of 100+ mph citations issued by State Patrol Troopers rose from 583 in 2019 to 1,403 in 2020 and These numbers have remained high over the past four years, with 1,266 100+ citations in 2023.