Maine State Police plan to utilize additional troopers, unmarked cruisers and an airplane in traffic enforcement efforts centered around the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend.
The Chief of the State Police, Colonel Robert Williams, said the first two weeks of July are traditionally one of the busiest times on Maine roads because of vacationers. Williams said, “State Police will be looking for aggressive and impaired drivers and enforcing Maine’s seat belt and texting laws.” Williams added that, because of the high volume in traffic, July and August are two of the deadliest months on Maine roads. The additional enforcement will be continuing through Labor Day.
The chief said state police are one of 68 Maine police departments utilizing $643,000 in federal highway safety funding to pay for additional patrols that will be looking for drunk and impaired drivers. State police are using that money to fund some of the additional enforcement efforts. The money was distributed through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety.
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