NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
• 7500 Maple Avenue • Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
December 8, 2008 (2:53 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On December 3, 2008, the Multi-jurisdictional Holiday Pedestrian Safety Activity was once again a success! Thanks to the assistance of over 25 community volunteers and five local media outlets, including WTOP, Univision, ABC News Channel 8, the Gazette and the Diamondback from the University of Maryland, we reached out to thousands of people and raised their awareness about pedestrian safety and traffic laws. As a result of targeted enforcement conducted by the Prince George’s County Police, Montgomery County Police and City of Takoma Park Police, officers issued over 300 warnings to pedestrians for failing to use a crosswalk, 30 warnings to drivers for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, two citations to drivers for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, one citation to a driver for failing to stop at a traffic signal, 13 citations to drivers for speeding and 29 citations to drivers for failing to use their seatbelt. Chief Ronald Ricucci would like to thank all of the officers who participated in this initiative for a job well done!
Posted by Plevy at December 8, 2008 02:52 PM