Park City police officers stopped a series of drivers in the middle of August for suspected speeding, some well above the posted limits.
Speeding and other traffic-related offenses have long been some of the chief complaints of Parkites, and the Police Department has attempted to respond to the concerns through traffic patrols and other measures like the deployment of digital speed trailers.
Public police logs in some cases did not provide details about whether a driver received a warning or a ticket. Officers, though, are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless the person is a repeat offender or the offense is deemed to be egregious.
The most recent cases were logged during the final weeks of the traditional summer-tourism season.
In one notable stretch, the police over the course of 31 minutes pulled over three drivers on S.R. 248 in the area of Quinn’s Junction. The vehicles were traveling between 71 mph and 77 mph in locations where the posted speed limit is 55 mph. Public police logs did not provide details about whether the drivers received citations or warnings.
Some of the other recent cases:
- On Sunday, Aug. 18, at 9:19 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Sidewinder Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 50 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 35 mph. Public police logs indicated the officer wrote a citation for traveling at 40 mph.
- On Aug. 18 at 7:39 a.m., an officer stopped a driver on S.R. 224 at 71 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph. The vehicle registration was expired as well, the police said.
- On Friday, Aug. 16, at 8:02 a.m., an officer stopped a driver on S.R. 248 at Quinn’s Junction, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 82 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.
- On Aug. 16 at 7:48 a.m., an officer pulled over a vehicle on S.R. 248 at Quinn’s Junction after observing the vehicle traveling at 73 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.