More than 100 drivers caught in month-long road safety operation across Dewsbury, Mirfield and Spen
More than 100 drivers have been prosecuted in less than four weeks in police operations to keep roads safer in Kirklees.
Kirklees Police and the Roads Policing Unit have thanked residents for their help and pledged more action is on the way after conducting operations in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Gomersal as part of an ongoing Operation Trimburg road safety campaign.
Officers targeted roads with fixed and mobile patrols in communities from July 2 onwards. The operations resulted in 101 drivers being prosecuted, including five for driving without due care and attention, and action being taken against 43 for not wearing seatbelts.
Fifteen drivers were also found to have no MOT, while six motorists were stopped for using mobile phones while driving.
Other offences detected by officers included the misuse of drugs, speeding, driving without insurance and various offences relating to vehicle parts.
Several cars were also seized for document offences.
Operation Trimburg remains focussed on targeting the “fatal five” offences identified as being the main cause of serious and fatal road incidents.
These are not wearing a seatbelt, drink and drug driving, using a mobile phone, speeding and careless driving.
Inspector Liz Lockwood, of the Dewsbury and Mirfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Operation Trimburg was established to provide a dedicated and long-term response to residents’ concerns about poor driving in parts of Kirklees.
“Following recent issues raised by residents, our roads policing colleagues attended in communities including Mirfield on multiple dates, resulting in a car being seized and drivers being issued with traffic offence reports for offences including driving without due care and attention and having no insurance. All will now be prosecuted.
“We continue to urge drivers in both Mirfield and in other Kirklees communities to keep contacting us with intelligence about dangerous and illegal driving in their communities.
“That information can be key in making sure these patrols are where they are most needed and taking action against those posing a danger to other road users.”
West Yorkshire Police remains committed to Vision Zero - a road safety partnership established with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and other partners that aims to “eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe serious injuries, while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all in West Yorkshire”.