CHP USING AIRCRAFT TO CATCH SPEEDERS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - Dozens of speeding tickets have been issued this holiday week in a three-day air patrol effort by the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. that started Tuesday. Officer Wendy Hahn said Wednesday the team of one air unit, either a fixed-wing aircraft "Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation). A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. or a helicopter, is working with six ground units to catch speeders in the act. ``On Tuesday, we worked on the (Interstate) 5 Freeway, issuing 61 tickets and impounding im·pound tr.v. im·pound·ed, im·pound·ing, im·pounds 1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs. 2. two cars,'' Hahn said, noting that the fastest driver ticketed was going 88 mph. The special enforcement program continues today. The CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan also is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of its second annual Operation STAR - Statewide Traffic Action Response - campaign, which focuses on driving under the influence, speeding and seat belt violations. ``Those three areas are the three major contributors to death on the roadway,'' Hahn said. ``Last year's Operation STAR resulted in a 25.5 percent drop in deaths; 63 fewer people were killed compared to the same period in 2003.'' Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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