TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Highway Patrol conducted a safety operation over two days last week.
On July 29-30, Highway Patrol troopers with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Unit partnered with ADOT to conduct a commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Interstate 10 in the construction zone area between Tucson and Benson.
The operation resulted in the following:
– 67 total inspections
– 280 DVER violations
– 20 drivers placed out of service
– 15 Vehicles placed out of service
– 19 seat belt citations
– 16 hazardous moving citations
– 9 cell phone citations
– 3 wide loads without permit
It was the second CVE operation that week by the Arizona State Police.
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