Troopers ticketed 43 drivers during 3 hour detail by hiding in a semi truck

Indiana State Police say that they were able to tickets dozens of drivers today thanks to a trooper perched in a semi truck who was able to spot violations that normally go unnoticed by officers in cruisers.

On Tuesday, July 16, Indiana trooper conducted a major “Trooper In A Truck” detail on I-70 and I-465 in Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Trooper in a Truck detail is about to begin in Indianapolis.

Posted by John Perrine – Indiana State Police Indianapolis District on Tuesday, July 16, 2019

During the detail, Indiana State Police Lt. Tyler Utterback rode in a semi truck dubbed a “ghost truck”, looking for dangerous driving behaviors like texting and then relaying the necessary information to other troopers in marked police vehicles, who could then pull over the driver.

During the three hour detail, troopers issued 43 citations and an additional 40 warnings.

Trooper John Perrine warned Indianapolis drivers, “Every time you see a semi truck, I want you to assume there’s an Indiana State Trooper sitting in the passenger seat prepared to call you out if you’re driving aggressively.”

You can see Facebook Live video from a WTHR-TV reporter who rode along on the detail below.

HEADS UP: Indiana State Police is patrolling 465 this morning. They have a trooper in a semi watching the roads to find distracted drivers and drivers who are not sharing the road. Meredith Juliet TV is in a patrol car with a trooper waiting to be told if any drivers in their patrol area are driving unsafely.

Posted by WTHR-TV on Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Troopers say that they have many more “Trooper In A Truck” details planned.