Border to Border
Border
to Border 2006
Ernesto washes out some locations
Photo by Don Allen, VACP
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Despite a rain-soaking by Hurricane Ernesto, the Tenth
Annual “Border to Border” law enforcement checkpoint
effort netted a large number of traffic summons and arrests
prior to the Labor Day weekend. A total of 31 different
law enforcement agencies from five states provided 132
officers at the state border locations not completely affected
by Ernesto. Some checkpoints were underway when the rain
spoiled their efforts, while others were able to withstand
the weather and conducted the traffic checkpoints for up
to two hours.
The following summons and arrests were reported
for this year at the six checkpoints:
- Speeding: 38
- Reckless
Driving: 2
- Driving
Under Influence: 1
- Narcotics
Violations: 5
- Other
Criminal Violations: 12
- Vehicle
Equipment Violations: 98
- All
other traffic violations: 147
- Child
Safety Seat Violations: 0
- Adult
Seat Belt Violations: 14
- Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV) Violations: 4
- CMV
Weight Violations: 9
"All we needed was three hours, from 10:00 AM until
1:00 PM, but at five of the eleven anticipated checkpoint
locations, the weather did not allow time for the checkpoints
to be successfully completed," said Don Allen of the
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. Ernesto, downgraded
to a tropical storm, made its way north into Virginia and
rain, high winds, and electrical storms made it impossible
for almost half of the checkpoint locations to get started
or be completed.
At six of the locations, officers managed to find a lull
in the rain-soaked day and conducted the checks to remind
motorists of the increased traffic risks with the Labor
Day holiday weekend. Law enforcement officers from Virginia
and the bordering states of Kentucky, West Virginia, North
Carolina, and Maryland came together in the high visibility
effort to crack down on traffic violations, such as speeding
and reckless driving, that endanger other motorists.
This annual project, coordinated by the Virginia Association
of Chiefs of Police, has become a regular part of Virginia’s “Smart,
Safe and Sober Partnership.” The checkpoints
held were conducted at the state line in the counties of
Buchanan, Pittsylvania, Rockingham, King George, Alleghany,
and in the City of Chesapeake.
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