KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller spoke with WKZO regarding reckless driving figures.
“It’s not just in our county, it’s across the state of Michigan,” Fuller said. “We know that from 2019 to 2020, there was a sad increase of an 11 percent in fatalities. Fatal accidents across the state went up by 11 percent, when we know there were fewer drivers on the road for many months. So that’s a real problem.”
Fuller says that in many cases, distracted and reckless driving are a factor in these crashes.
“At the same time, we know traffic crashes themselves went down 22 percent,” Fuller said. “The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help us any in that area.”
Fuller says that next month, his deputies will be placing a special emphasis on looking for reckless drivers.
“We want to make sure people understand that come April, it’s Traffic Awareness and Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Michigan,” Fuller said. “We’re starting to tell people now that on April 8, law enforcement agencies across the state will be focused on distracted driving. It’s likely you’ll see more citations for that day than other days.”
Listen to the full interview at this link.
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