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September 6, 2006

The rain last weekend was good for one thing

The State Police wrote far fewer speeding tickets this Labor Day weekend -- 320 instead of 600 last year.

Major Steven O'Donnell today said the main reason for the sharp decline was that it rained so much last weekend.

"Traffic naturally slows down in wet weather,'' O'Donnell said.

Likewise, accidents increased this year to 51 from 23 for Labor Day weekend last year.

The transfer of 15 troopers to the detective division may also have been a factor in the decline in speeding tickets written, O'Donnell said.

Posted by Peter Phipps  at 8:42 AM | Permalink

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