MURRAY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - This week ABC 4 is learning there's a difference between spotting drivers who speed and catching them in the act. ABC 4's Brian Carlson shows you what to do when stopping speeders isn't as easy as simply putting a cop on the corner.
Normally we wouldn't bring the Speed Zapper to a quiet street like Box Elder in Murray, but worried mom Tiffany Pinneo was a squeaky wheel and she got the grease.
“I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you followed through,” Pinneo said.
Tiffany tells us she has a problem with speeders, and is concerned about her children's safety.
“I'm worried that they're going to run out into the street and we won't have time to catch them,” said Pinneo.
So we teamed up with Murray police, checked it out, and found people speeding, just not fast enough to pull 'em over.
“Is this typically for what you see with this street?” Reporter Brian Carlson asked police.
“For the most part yes,” said Officer Brian Hadley, Murray Police Dept.
That doesn't mean the problem isn't there, police tell ABC 4 the speeders are here, they’re just hit and miss.
“We might get one, or something close to what we set as our standard,” Hadley said.
So if speeders on your street are the same way, what do you do? Get as much information you can about the specific car, driver, when they're speeding, and pass it on to police.
“If they know a car, they get a license, they know where the car is coming from, what neighborhood, we'll go down and have a chat with them,” said Hadley.
As for speeders on Box Elder, our mom has a specific message.
“I just hope people realize it's a residential, and they need to take it a little bit slow,” Pinneo said.
