Multi-State Effort Aims to Catch Speeders

Tennessee is joining Alabama, Florida and South Carolina to catch speeders.
‘Operation Southern Shield’ began Monday.
Last year, in Tennessee alone, there more than 49,000 citations, close to half of those citations were for speeding.
In 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported speeding was a factor in 27 percent of fatal crashes.
Ten-thousand people died.
Tony Burnett of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office said people tend to drive faster in the summer months.
Burnett said that control is crucial when it comes to distracted driving, obstructions on the road, and risks posed by other drivers.
The operation runs through Sunday.
Depending on the jurisdiction, speeders can face fines of around $150.