The Lakeland Police Department is stepping up efforts to curb crashes on city roads.
It’s the decision to speed up rather than stop that Lakeland police said they are trying to prevent. The city currently has 23 red-light cameras watching busy intersections, and four more are being added.
Last year, fifteen people were killed in traffic homicides in Lakeland.
“We’re trying to reduce by 2040, using the Vision Zero program to reduce traffic fatalities in the City of Lakeland to zero by 2040,” said Sgt. Chad Mumbauer…