SAPD Hands Out More than 80 Tickets During November's LIDAR Operation

SAN ANGELO, TX -- A total of 86 citations were handed out yesterday during the SAPD's LIDAR Traffic Enforcement Operation.

According to the SAPD, On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, the San Angelo Police Department’s Traffic Section conducted LIDAR Traffic Enforcement in ten (10) school zones. A total of twenty-four (24) citations and ten (10) warnings were issued.

Following the school zone enforcement, LIDAR was conducted in the 4300 block of West Houston Harte’s westbound traffic. A total of sixty-two (62) citations and fourteen (14) warnings were issued.

Citation Breakdown:

School Zones

• Other/Misc. Violations: 7
• No Insurance: 1
• No Seat belt: 1
• Speeding: 15
• Warnings: 10

Houston Harte

• Speeding: 47 (Highest speed: 91 mph.)
• Driving While License Invalid: 2
• Other/Misc. Violations: 9
• No Driver’s License: 2
• No Insurance: 2
• Warnings: 14

The life of a child is priceless and not worth the risk by speeding through a school zone. Children are more vulnerable than adults to being hit by a car — they tend to be less cautious than adults, are less visible due to their size, and they are less likely to survive a hit by a vehicle.

When approaching a school zone, slow down. The few seconds you may save speeding through a school zone is not worth the fine, but more importantly, it’s not worth the life of a child.