New police unit focusing on dangerous driving in Montgomery County
A local community wants to decrease speeding and bad driving.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, Huber Heights Police hopes this new traffic services unit will help lower the number of crashes.
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The department said they heard concerns from people about speeding, and they hope this new traffic services unit will help.
As News Center 7 previously reported, the city completed a lane widening project and has changed the lights.
Huber Heights police said every time major changes like that happen, they see more issues with drivers.
“Troy and Brandt, you’re going to see a lot of speeders as a result. But we’re also getting a lot of them inside the neighborhoods,” said Huber Heights Police Sgt. Josh Fosnight.
He told News Center 7 that some officers have been moved from road patrol into this new permanent unit.
Fosnight states that they will handle everything from crashes to other serious situations.
“The objective here is really just to kind of isolate the traffic issues and give those officers the ability to handle the traffic complaints, road patrol officers, then just can handle calls for service,” he said.
People who notice an erratic driver, or someone speeding, in Huber Heights are encouraged to call the department’s non-emergency number at (937) 233-2080.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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