MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Mobile police officers are going after people who run red lights with a new operation called, “Red Light Blitz” from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Interim Mobile Police Chief William Jackson said the reason for this is due to citizen complaints and to prevent any more serious car accidents.
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The Airport Boulevard and University Boulevard intersection is one out of 12 intersections included in this operation, which the police department scoped out. MPD will not name the other 11 intersections.
These will not be checkpoints, but officers will be stationed at the lights to watch out for drivers running the red.
Jackson said that there have been 77 red light-related accidents so far in 2024.
“We have to obey the traffic laws,” Jackson said. “Otherwise, we have these injuries; we have these accidents.”
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