MSP: 296 Tickets Issued In Ford Road Traffic Crackdown

(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan State Police have concluded another traffic crackdown -- this time troopers honed in on Ford Road between Telegraph and Wyoming in Dearborn and issued nearly 300 tickets.

MSP said preliminary stats show 265 stops, 296 citations and 180 verbal warnings.

"Come on now Dearborn let's start wearing that seat belt. It will save your life," said MSP.

Below is a breakdown of the results:

35 speeding tickets
133 no seat belt tickets
31 no insurance tickets
18 distracted driving
4 fugitive arrests

We didn't get the chance to talk about our traffic detail on Ford Road with everything else going today. Some preliminary stats have been collected. 265 stops, 296 citations, 180 verbal warnings. A vast majority are seatbelt violations. More tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/lURejBdaQV
— MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) August 15, 2019

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