GLENDALE, AZ — Speeding continues to be a big problem on Valley roads, and a deadly problem all across Arizona. Every day, at least one person dies in a speed-related crash across the state.
To bring numbers down, the West Valley Speed Task Force was convened in 2024. Since then, they’ve deployed over 20 times and made over 4,500 traffic stops.
“That’s all the West Valley agencies, to include Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety working with us today,” Officer Brian Schlingman with the Glendale Police Department said.
ABC15 rode along with Officer Schlingman this week, as he headed over to a residential area where neighbors have been complaining to the department about constant speeders. Within a minute, his radar gun gets a driver going 43 in the 25-mile-per-hour zone…