Results of Operation Don't Tempt Fate, that Text Can Wait

(December 12, 2023)- The Cape Coral Police Department conducted a traffic saturation on December 1st, 2023, specifically targeting distracted driving. This operation was conducted citywide and resulted in twenty-three citations. 

OPERATION TIME: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS: 26
WARNINGS: 11
SPEED CITATIONS: 01
SEATBELT CITATION: 00
MOVING CITATIONS: 12
NON-MOVING CITATIONS: 11
OPEN CONTAINER (DRIVER): 00
OPEN CONTAINER (PASSENGER): 00
.02 VIOLATION: 00
CRIMINAL CITATIONS: 00
DISTRACTED DRIVING: 05
CITATIONS (TOTAL): 23
DUI ARRESTS: 00
ARRESTS (OTHER): 00

The operation was paid for with FDOT sub-grant funding. Cape Coral currently ranks 5^th out of 37 agencies in Distracted Driving for traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the Highway Safety Matrix – Ranking of Florida. To improve traffic safety in the city, the Department has partnered with FDOT’s Traffic Safety Office to bring additional enforcement and education through the implementation of saturation patrols.

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