The Chief of Police says the use of this new technology will allow his officers more time to serve the public in other ways while still keeping speeders at bay.
Senate President Page Cortez's bill would mean that drivers who cross the bridge in less than 18 minutes could receive a speeding ticket in the mail, basing the ticket on how fast it takes a vehicle to get from one end of the bridge to the other instead of the miles per hour the vehicle was traveling.
Is it okay to speed? Of course not. Should you ever disrespect the law or a police officer? Of course not. However, every now and then people around Acadiana get lucky, and NOT ticketed when stopped for speeding. How did they do it?
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So now we are passing laws to protect those who choose to break the law we already passed. Makes perfect sense to me and a lot of dollars for Louisiana attorneys.
In hopes that others will learn from their sons' mistakes, two families have agreed to release the video that was taken moments before, and during a fatal crash.