NEPHI — The goal for the Utah Highway Patrol over the Easter holiday weekend was to reduce the number of crashes on the freeways.
But after just one day, troopers noticed a disturbing trend: a high number of drivers going faster than 100 mph.
From Friday through Sunday, troopers conducted a special speed enforcement campaign on I-15 from approximately Santaquin to the I-70 connector in Millard County, and on U.S. 6 leading to the Little Sahara Recreation area. In just the first 30 hours of the campaign, 30 vehicles were stopped for going at least 100 mph.
For the entire weekend, a total of 52 vehicles were stopped for traveling at 100 mph or faster with the top speed being 121 mph, said UHP Sgt. Corey Houskeeper.
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By PAT REAVY, KSL.com.
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