Merrillville Police say they gave 20 speeding tickets during their Speed Awareness Day campaign Wednesday. Police agencies in six Midwestern states took part in the effort.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration believes there were almost 43-thousand traffic deaths in 2021 — the most since 2005 and the highest year-over-year increase on record. In Merrillville, officers say they gave out a total of 29 citations Wednesday, with 20 of those related to speeding.
