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Cayuga Heights Police
Announces Statewide
Speed Awareness Week Campaign, August 6-12


The Cayuga Heights Police Department will be participating in a state wide speed enforcement crackdown for the Village of Cayuga Heights as part of Speed Awareness Week, a statewide enforcement campaign organized by the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. The intensified enforcement effort against speeding drivers underscores the severity of the problem, both locally and across the nation.


In 2018, the most recent year for which final data is available, speeding was a contributing factor in 26 percent of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. More than 9,300 people were killed in such crashes, according to figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

In New York, NHTSA data shows that nearly one-third (29%) of the state’s 943 traffic fatalities in 2018 were caused by speeding. 274 people lost their lives and 1,984 were seriously injured in these preventable collisions. The number of fatal crashes caused by unsafe speed increases in New York during the summer months with the highest totals in June, July, August and September.

“During the Speed Awareness Week campaign, from August 6-12, officers will intensify enforcement of posted speed limits in Cayuga Heights as well as NYS Route 13. During this enforcement operation, officers will be out targeting and ticketing speeding drivers,” said Chief Jerry Wright. “Our goal is to save lives, and we’re putting all drivers on alert - the posted speed limit IS THE LAW. No more warnings and no more excuses. When it comes to speeding: Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.”