SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Sheboygan Police Department say officers with the department will be placing an extra emphasis on speeding violations throughout July.
According to a post on social media, data the Sheboygan Police Department calculated from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says speeding was responsible for 28.1% of all traffic fatalities throughout the last ten years.
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Officials say 9,970 people are killed every year throughout the country due to speeding, which translates to 27 people being killed by speeding every day.
It’s these numbers that officers with the Sheboygan Police Department suggest is the reason for increasing their emphasis on speeding throughout the rest of the month.
