SPEEDING BLITZ West Virginia State Police Issues Nearly 50 Citations To Interstate Speeders
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Aug. 28, 2012 11:36 AM EDT
Updated: Aug. 28, 2012 12:08 PM EDT
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Huntington
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
West Virginia State Police cited nearly 50 drivers for speeding and arrested two people on drug charges during a patrol blitz on Interstate 64 in Cabell County earlier this week.
State Police said one driver cited during the enforcement effort was clocked at 98 mph.
The crackdown targeted a stretch of I-64 between the Huntington Mall and the Putnam County line.
Another patrol blitz is planned on the interstate later this week.
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