Park City traffic issues involve tailgating, improper merging, speeding
Nov 26, 2024
The Park City Police Department continues to pull over drivers for a variety of suspected moving violations, including speeding, and in one recent case an officer stopped a vehicle after following it for a time as it traveled at a speed above the posted limit.Park City officers regularly conduct traffic stops across the community. There has long been concern in Park City about speeding and other violations, and the Police Department attempts to address the worries with traffic patrols, the placement of digital speed trailers and other measures.The most recent cases were typical for the Police Department, but they illustrate the continuing issues on the roads. Traffic is expected to increase in coming weeks with the start of the ski season at Park City Mountain and the upcoming beginning of the season at Deer Valley Resort.In one of the recent cases, reported on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 6:15 a.m., an officer “shadowed” the speed of a vehicle on S.R. 224. The vehicle was traveling at 52 mph and was “still adding distance between us,” according to public police logs. There was also “snow of significant depth” on the road at the time, the police said. Public police logs did not identify the posted speed limit at the location, but there is a 45 mph limit on certain segments of the state highway.Another case involving suspected speeding was reported on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:14 p.m., on S.R. 224. The police said a vehicle was traveling at 80 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph when it was pulled over.The logs did not provide details about whether the drivers received warnings or tickets. Police officers are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless a suspected offense is deemed to be egregious or the person who is stopped is a repeat offender.The police, meanwhile, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 1:44 p.m., received a report about what was described as a suspicious vehicle tailgating a driver that morning in the area of S.R. 248 and Wyatt Earp Way.Some of the other recent road cases:On Friday, Nov. 22, at 8:13 a.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of Kearns Boulevard and Woodbine Way, indicating the person made an “improper” left turn. The officer issued citations for a driver license issue and for the suspected turning violation. The person also received a warning for an issue related to failing to change an address.
On Nov. 22 at 11:57 a.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of Swede Alley and Deer Valley Drive, describing the vehicle as “merging when not allowed from the incorrect lane.” The person received a warning.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, at 6:52 a.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of Kearns Boulevard and Sidewinder Drive after observing what was described as an issue involving high beams. The person apparently was driving with the high beams activated too close to vehicles in front of the driver. The person received a warning.
On Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7:39 a.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of S.R. 224 and Payday Drive, describing the vehicle as passing “at a high rate of speed.”The post Park City traffic issues involve tailgating, improper merging, speeding appeared first on Park Record.