Editor’s note: In cooperation with Delta Police, the Crime Beat feature is changing a bit.
Moving forward, Delta Police will be outlining their calls for service in the community as well, highlighting an issue or issues of concern for residents, along with tips for the public when appropriate to the highlighted topic.
This week DPD are highlighting Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
DPD calls for service for the week of Feb. 28 to March 6, 2022:
Number of completed calls: 586
Number of General Occurrence Reports Created: 419
False/Abandoned 911 calls: 70
Assist Public: 48
Collisions: 27
B&E: 3
Fraud: 7
March is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Distraction comes in many forms, including holding an electronic device while driving (texting, emailing, calling, watching cute cat videos), reading, shaving; one of DPD’s followers even regaled us with a tale of seeing someone barbecuing while driving.
A distracted driving violation ticket comes with a $368 fine, and add four driver penalty points to your driving record.
Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRP) for the week of Feb. 28 to March 6:
Last week, DPD officers took seven impaired drivers off the roads.
3 - 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions
3 - 3 day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions
1 - 24 hour drug Immediate Roadside Prohibitions
Thank you to the quick thinking citizen who called 9-1-1 when she witnessed a driver back their vehicle into a tree in a parking lot.
This driver blew a FAIL into the Approved Screening Device, and in prohibited from driving for 90 days, and had their car impounded.
