The Park City Police Department pulled over a series of drivers recently at speeds well above the posted limits.
The police in Park City regularly conduct traffic patrols in a variety of places, including in neighborhoods and along the entryways. Speeding and other traffic offenses have long been one of the chief law enforcement-related complaints of Parkites. The Police Department combats speeding through a variety of measures, including conducting traffic patrols and the posting of digital speed signs that display how fast a driver is traveling.
Public police logs in some cases did not provide details about whether a driver received a ticket or a warning, but officers are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless an offense is egregious or the person is a repeat offender.
Some of the recent cases:
- On Sunday, Aug. 25, at 8:20 a.m., a driver was pulled over in the area of Park Avenue and Prospector Drive after the vehicle was seen traveling at 65 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.
- On Aug. 25 at 7:55 a.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Payday Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 73 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.
- On Saturday, Aug. 24, at 9:48 p.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Comstock Drive, saying the vehicle was traveling at 82 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 50 mph.
- On Friday, Aug. 23, at 9:57 a.m., an officer pulled over a vehicle on S.R. 224 at, according to the police, 71 mph in a location where the posted limit is 45 mph.
- On Aug. 23 at 8:13 a.m., the police reported a traffic stop in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Payday Drive, describing the vehicle as traveling at 68 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.