Coming to Getcha – ‘Ghost’ Police Vehicles on the Streets of Texas Right Now

(Austin, Texas) – There are those select drivers that will make our peaceful and quite commute a nightmare. We wish we could put a light bar on our roof and pull them over until the authorities get there to issue them a ticket. That is illegal, by the way, I’m only talking about it because we’ve all thought it.

It’s possible those drivers could finally be caught. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is running the highways of Texas in what are called “ghost” vehicles. They can be seen on the road but it’ll be hard at a glance to know they’re police.

Personal Story of a Bad East Texas Driver

The other night, I was leaving Green Acres Bowling after a fun night hanging with some friends. I was heading home to Lindale on the Industrial side of Loop 323. As I approached the light in front Walmart at Highway 31, a car traveling much faster than the 45 mph speed limit weaved his or her way through traffic…

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