Texas troopers ‘apprehend’ 853 truckers and motorists during 72 hour Permian Basin traffic crackdown

Texas troopers released the results from a three day traffic blitz designed to “reduce motor vehicle crashes and remove unsafe commercial motor vehicle drivers and vehicles off the highways” in the Permian Basin area.

The traffic enforcement effort took place October 16 – October 18th, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety – West Texas Region.

Texas Highway Patrol and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Troopers teamed up for patrols, and “as a result of their combined enforcement efforts, a total of 853 commercial and non-commercial motor vehicles were apprehended,” Texas DPS said.

Results of the operation include:

• Total Violations – 1,941
• Equipment Violations – 858
• Registration Violations – 313
• Speed Violations – 299
• Driver License Violations – 116
• Move-over Slow-down Violations – 31
• Seat Belt Violation – 21
• Cell Phone Use in School Zone Violations – 14
• Misdemeanor Arrests – 18
• Felony Arrests – 8
• Vehicles Out of Service (OOS) – 55 / 41.3% OOS Rate (exceeding the national average of approximately 21%)
• Drivers Out of Service (OOS) – 22 / 16.5% OOS Rate (exceeding the national average of approximately 6%)