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Excessive Speeders
(August 25, 2005)
Speeding Vehicles:
A Dangerous Epidemic
One of the most common complaints
received by Enforcement Commander Major Randy Werden is complaints of speeding
vehicles. Major Werden routinely sends out notices to Road Division
Deputies of particular areas where citizens request extra enforcement.
Where are Sheriff's Deputies catching drivers speeding the fastest?
Records for speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour were researched for the last
24 months, and the results paint the picture of the severity of the speeding
epidemic. Violators paid fines to the tune of around
$190.00:
- Deputy Wray
US31 @ 550E 101/55 08-15-05
1353
- Deputy Hamilton
US31 @ 550E 101/55 08-11-05
0349
- Deputy Gordon
SR37 @ 800N 101/55 07-02-05
2255
- Deputy Walters
SR37 @ 800N 102/55 04-17-05
1446
- Deputy Witherington SR252 @ 325E
101/55 02-26-05 0053
- Deputy Wolfe
SR37 @ 700N 116/55 02-25-05
1743
- Sergeant Wilson
SR135 @ 100N 101/55 02-15-05
1440
- Deputy Corliss
SR37 @ 900N 104/55 01-23-05
0901
- Deputy Blankenship SR252 W 325E
115/55 10-28-04 2043
- Deputy Wolfe
I-65 @ 98MM 103/65
08-21-04 0150
- Deputy Wolfe
SR37 @ 800N 100/55
08-01-04 1236
- Deputy Wolfe
SR37 @ 1000N 101/55 08-08-04
1823
- Deputy Blankenship SR37 @ 700N
100/55 05-02-04 0640
- Lieutenant Pickett SR135 @
300S 112/55 04-25-04
1220
- Deputy Wolfe
I-65 @ 94MM 107/65
04-12-04 0256
- Deputy R. Bartlett US31 @ 150S
102/55 02-09-04 1005
- Deputy Wolfe
SR37 @ 1100N 102/55 10-25-03
0409
County residents frustrated with speeding vehicles should understand that the
Sheriff's Office is aware of the epidemic. Using our limited manpower
resources and juggling our many other duties and responsibilities, the Sheriff's
Office does everything it can do to get a handle on the dangerous motorists.
Sheriff Terry McLaughlin has recently authorized a Special Patrol Assignment
which has placed five extra deputies in School Zones for the last two weeks.
These deputies have wrote dozens of tickets and warnings to motorists exceeding
the posted speed limit in the lowered zones. In other efforts, the
Sheriff's Office has a Speed Radar Trailer that is taken to different locations
weekly throughout the county. This unit displays the speed of passing
motorists on a large display board to call their attention to their driving
habits. The device also is equipped with a computer that collects the data
of the vehicles which pass it and present a comprehensive report of the speeds
collected, indicating target times when Sheriff's Deputies need to pay the
closest attention to the area for speeding cars. If you wish to have the
speed trailer set-up near your residence and you live in an unincorporated area
of Johnson County, call and speak with Major Randy Werden at 317-736-9155 or
email him at RWERDEN@co.johnson.in.us.
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