AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: May 26, 2022
TIME:
CASE NUMBER:
INCIDENT TYPE: Memorial Day Weekend
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Wes Hill/APD Motorcycle Unit
DETAILS:
The Amarillo Police Department has received a STEP grant (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) and CMV (Commercial Motor vehicle Grant) from the Texas Department of Transportation to put more officers on the streets over the holiday weekend. We will join law enforcement agencies across the state during the Memorial Day Weekend to help keep Texas roadways safe. From Friday May 27th through Tuesday May 31st, extra officers will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers, drivers violating the speed limit, anyone failing to wear a seatbelt, Racing, and other traffic laws.
So far in 2022 we have had 5 fatal accidents which have claimed the lives of 7 people. The Amarillo Police Department is going to do our part over this weekend to make sure that number does not go up.
There are several things that drivers can do to make sure they are safe on the roads this Memorial Day Weekend:
• Don't Drink and Drive
• Drive the speed limit
• Make everyone in the vehicle wear a seatbelt.
• Don't drive fatigued
• Eliminate distractions while driving
• Drive Defensively
The Amarillo Police Department hopes that everyone has a safe Memorial Day Weekend.
