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Acting Attorney General, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce Launch of Statewide Multimedia Impaired Driving Safety Awareness Campaign

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Ridgewood NJ,  acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of a statewide multimedia campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving impaired – whether under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or prescription or over-the counter medications.

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Wyckoff Police Post Results of Distracted Driving Campaign

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April 28,2018

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Wyckoff NJ, the Wyckoff Police Department recently completed the Distracted Driving Campaign and they were kind enough to post all the results for the time period.

Distracted driving is one of the fastest growing safety issues on the roads today. Distracted drivers aren’t just a threat to themselves: they’re a danger to everyone else on the road. The national distracted driving effort focuses on ways to change the behavior of drivers through legislation, enforcement, public awareness, and education.

An alarming trend is that traffic deaths in New Jersey have increased to 635 last year from a low of  542 in 2013.

From April 1st to April 21st the Wyckoff police department conducted a Distracted Driving Campaign. The Police established check points to make sure motorist were operating safely in Wyckoff  . 262 summons were issued by police.:

33 were for cell phones, 10 for careless driving ,9 for speeding , 8 for driving with a suspended license , 6 for failure to wear a seat belt , 5 for reckless driving , 5 criminal arrests , 4 DUI’s and 4 traffic warrant arrests.

These details are in place to make sure vehicles traveling in Wyckoff remains safe, drive carefully.