Sheriff’s Crackdown on Red Light Runners Stops Over 100 Vehicles in The Woodlands

As part of Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle's plan to crack down on traffic, more than 100 cars were pulled over earlier this month for running red lights in The Woodlands.

With the help of drones, sheriff's officers watched over dozens of high-risk intersections in the area from April 1 to April 4. The operation went after dangerous driving, especially running red lights, which officials say is very dangerous for cars and pedestrians.

The sheriff's office said, "This wasn't about money; it was about saving lives." The people who broke the law weren't from the area. People who broke the law got either a warning or a ticket, along with information about how dangerous their driving was. Enforcement works when it stops a tragedy.

The action is part of Sheriff Doolittle's larger plan to make Montgomery County's roads safer and stop people from breaking the law with their cars.

Doolittle started the Montgomery County Operation Safe Streets Task Force in February to stop people from taking over streets and parking lots after hours near the Lone Star Throwdown truck show in Conroe. Because of that effort, necessary police actions were taken, such as:

• 576 traffic stops
  
  
• 170 tickets issued
  
  
• 353 warnings
  
  
• 59 arrests for offenses ranging from impaired driving and outstanding warrants to illegal racing, reckless driving, weapons offenses, and drug possession
  
  
• 41 vehicles and six weapons seized

The sheriff's office said that the goal of the task force and red light enforcement programs is to stop people from doing risky things and make the public safer, especially in places with a lot of people or fast traffic.

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