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As the school year draws closer, lawmakers are pleading with drivers to slow down, and some jurisdictions are going as far as putting up new signage and enforcement to make sure the roads are more safe.

The News4 I-Team found that just because roads were less crowded during the pandemic doesn’t mean there were fewer incidents. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

Indian Head Highway has been the scene of some serious crashes, and officials say that’s in large part due to speed. While the number of speeders has dropped, the speeding itself can be excessive: One person was clocked at 149 mph this year. News4’s Darcy Spencer looks at what’s being done to get people to slow down.

Motorists have felt the need to speed during the pandemic, a worrisome trend as roads get busier with the final stretch of summer travel.

A woman has pleaded guilty to striking and killing a pedestrian in Woodbridge, Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday said the cause of Tiger Wood’s road accident in February was speeding. “Estimated speeds at the first area of impact were 84 to 87 miles per hour, and the final estimated speed when the vehicle stuck the tree was 75 miles per hour,” Villanueva said.

Since the pandemic began, fewer cars on the road have caused some people to drive faster. Maryland State Police are cracking down on those who drive over the speed limit.

The Maryland State Police Department has seen drivers going over 100 miles per hour. Now, they’re beginning a new crackdown on speeders. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Police around the country are reporting that as roads and highways emptied during the pandemic, some drivers took advantage by pushing well past the speed limit.

Records provided to News4 show that more than 5,000 citations were issued in one month for speeding on Indian Head Highway — with one driver caught going 143 mph. Indian Head Highway, or Route 210, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has a reputation for being one of the deadliest roads in the D.C. region. The Rev. Dr. Robert Screen has…

Records provided to News4 show that more than 5,000 citations were issued in one month for speeding on Indian Head Highway — and some drivers were caught going well over 100 mph. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

More people are getting behind the wheel and on the road. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on how police are trying to safely enforce the rules of the road.

After several high speed crashes, Maryland State Police are making a strong effort to enforce speed limits for truck drivers. News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the details about the increase in speeding tickets.

Maryland State Police are continuing their crackdown on drivers along the beltway. The traffic safety efforts are focused on those exceeding the speed limit and driving aggressively.

Drivers tempted by empty roads are putting the pedal to the metal. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss says Montgomery County is trying to slow down drivers, who are topping well over 100 mph.

The wide-open road is having an unintended side effect: speeding. News4’s Adam Tuss reports police are sounding the alarm about reckless pandemic drivers.

Indian Head Highway in Maryland now has three speeding cameras that have collectively issued 9,000 tickets, since August — amounting to roughly 1,500 a month. The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Screen, a safety advocate, along with others, lobbied for the cameras after experiencing many losses in the community as a result of car wrecks. “From 2007 up until the current…

Speed cameras were placed on Indian Head Highway, and they appear to be slowing people down. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

No patrols, no police, no enforcement and lots of speeding — this is the reality for those who drive on Jeff Todd Way in Fairfax County. “They do speed on that road,” commuter Jerome Grigsby said. “Actually because there’s nothing back there to tell them anything about ‘slow down, no speeding,’ no nothing.” The road opened about six years ago…

A road in Fairfax County can’t be regulated by police because of jurisdictional issues. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss.