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Iowa State Patrol issues thousands of speeding tickets in January

Iowa State Patrol photo: A State Trooper’s recent traffic stop of a vehicle driving 91mph in a 55 mph zone

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa State Patrol was very busy in January, issuing well over 6,000 speeding citations.

Today, the Iowa State Patrol released some information about its activities.

In January of 2017, the Iowa State Patrol issued 6,267 speeding citations to motorists across the state – that is approximately 202 citations issued per day.

“We continue to see excessive speeds on Iowa roadways, which is concerning to law enforcement considering over half of last year’s 403 fatalities were attributed to speed,” the law enforcement agency noted via social media.

Currently, the Iowa Legislature is considering raising speed limits on Iowa’s interstate road system. Last year, the Legislature denied a bill seeking to raise speed limits – just as it did in 2015.

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