To enhance safety measures within the community, the Sandy Police Department conducted a focused traffic enforcement operation, as seen in a recent social media post by the department, officers strategically placed themselves in high-traffic areas, notably at 9400 S & 1300 E and 7800 S & 700 E, to monitor and address traffic violations, to curb behaviors that could lead to accidents or pedestrian harm.
The department’s rigorous two-hour operation yielded actions ranging from tickets to warnings, at 9400 S & 1300 E eight tickets were issued for failure to yield to pedestrians, there was also a recorded red light violation along with various warnings for not yielding and one red light infraction warning, culminating in 16 total stops in just two hours, at the second location, 7800 S & 700 E, four crosswalk-related stops took place with two red light violations and additional citations for expired registration and no insurance, resulting in the day’s efforts amounting to 22 stops and 11 citations in total, according to Sandy City Police Department…