Credit: Kentucky State Police

Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints and moving patrols throughout the Post 13 area during the month of November 2017. Personnel conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints and Mobile Patrols will be doing so with the intent of improving highway safety by focusing on speeding, seat belt, and child restraint usage, impaired driving, motor vehicle equipment safety, and lawful registration and licensing of vehicles and drivers. Officers will be observing for distracted drivers, especially those who are texting. Any violations of law or other public safety issues that arise will be addressed.