After 151 traffic fatalities and more than 26,000 crashes in Tarrant County this year, police departments countywide will step up their traffic enforcement, Sheriff Bill Waybourn said Thursday.
The initiative, called Safe City, Dangerous Roads, will heighten law enforcement presence throughout Tarrant County’s roadway system, Waybourn said. The increased presence is an effort to crack down on speeding and impaired, distracted or aggressive driving.
“You’re in one of the safest major counties in the United States, and it’s because of the incredible leadership of these chiefs standing behind me right now,” Waybourn said, indicating Arlington Police Chief Al Jones and Fort Worth Chief Eddie Garcia. “Our mission today is to make it a little bit safer.”…