KPD Traffic Unit Conducts Red Light Enforcement Detail

Killeen Police conduct Red Light Traffic Enforcement Detail.

Officers with the Killeen Police Department Traffic Section conducted a special red light traffic enforcement detail in the area of Stagecoach and SH 195 for approximately 3 hours today.  This enforcement detail was a result of numerous complaints of vehicles that are travelling east on SH201 (Stagecoach) running the red light as they turn south onto SH195.  There have been several major crashes at this intersection because drivers were failing to stop at the red lights; one of those crashes resulted in a death.  The results of this detail are as follows:

Red Light Violations – 67

Fail to Signal Violations – 12

Restraint Violations – 2

Other Non-Hazardous Violations – 6

In total 87 violations were issued which amounts to approximately 29 citations per hour.

Carroll Smith
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department