APPOMATTOX, Va. (WDBJ/VSP Release) – Virginia State Police divisions in Appomattox, Salem, Culpeper and Wytheville will conduct Operation DISS-rupt on all 325 miles of Interstate 81 in Virginia July 1 and July 2, 2025, according to State Police. The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative “focuses on distracted driving, impaired driving, speed compliance and seat belt safety.”
Police say preliminary data from January 1, 2025, to June 15, 2025, show 310 people died in traffic crashes on Virginia roadways this year; 372 people died over the same time period in 2024.
“As we approach the busy Fourth of July holiday, we want to make sure the roads are as safe as possible,” said Captain Craig C. Worsham, Commander of the Virginia State Police Appomattox Division. “Initiatives like ‘DISS-rupt’ are aimed at getting Virginians back to the basics about traffic safety: making sure they are driving sober, driving safely, buckling up, and focusing on the task ahead.”…