Slow down, or risk getting a ticket. That’s the warning police are giving as “Operation Showdown” got underway Monday in five Southern states, including Georgia.
This is the ninth year for the regional week-long speed enforcement and awareness campaign that will run from July 14-20 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The campaign kicked off Monday with news conferences involving highway safety leaders and law enforcement in Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, East Ridge, Tenn., and Jacksonville, Fla. State and local law enforcement officers will spend the remainder of the week targeting speeding and aggressive driving on interstates and major highways in the five states…