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7/01/2026

  • jesse4430
  • Jul 1
  • 1 min read

WAKEFIELD / U.P. - Police agencies across Michigan will increase focused speed-enforcement patrols in July to reduce speed-related crashes.  State police posts and agencies across the state including the Wakefield Post are stepping up patrols to reduce roadway fatalities by 30 percent by the year 2030.  The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute said that in 2024, Michigan recorded 22,260 speed-involved crashes, an increase of 4.2 percent over 21,357 in 2023.  However, the number of speed-related deaths fell from 210 in 2023 to 177 in 2024, a decrease of 15.7 percent.

 
 
 

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