{"id":8750,"date":"2016-06-16T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=8750"},"modified":"2016-06-16T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T16:06:15","slug":"cops-plan-vigilant-and-aggressive-enforcement-on-brick-roadway-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/06\/cops-plan-vigilant-and-aggressive-enforcement-on-brick-roadway-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Plan ‘Vigilant and Aggressive’ Enforcement on Brick Roadway This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Brick Police Chief Jim Riccio and other officers, announcing the start of an enforcement sweep of county road 528. (Photo: OCPO)<\/p><\/div>\n

Citing a steady increase in fatalities, intoxicated driving arrests and serious accidents, police from Brick and neighboring communities will focus efforts on traffic enforcement along a county road that officials say has become more dangerous in recent years.<\/p>\n

Brick\u2019s portion of Route 528 encompasses Mantoloking Road and Cedar Bridge Avenue. Both have had an increasing number of motor vehicle crashes in recent years, prompting the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office to partner with local police in Brick \u2013 as well as police in Lakewood, Jackson and Plumsted townships, where the road continues \u2013 to begin\u00a0\u201cvigilant and aggressive enforcement\u201d of moving and equipment violations which contribute to accidents, an announcement on the program said.<\/p>\n

The stepped-up enforcement will take place between June 17 and June 30. Police will specifically be looking to crack down on improper passing, excessive speed, drunk driving, aggressive driving, improper turning, failing to yield, inattentive driving, disregarding of traffic signals, following too close and various commercial carrier violations such as overweight, equipment maintenance and brake pressure issues.<\/p>\n

The enhanced focus on the roadway will also include a partnership with the Ocean County engineering department.\u00a0That aspect of the initiative will include a review of the accidents and specific roadway dynamics to determine if \u2018rumble strips\u2019 or other possible safety improvements may be appropriate for portions of the roadway.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0education element will include signage, media postings, radio public service announcements, awareness posters and coordinated social media postings by all the partnering agencies. As evident by recent localized media releases on enforcement, Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato has directed all participating police chiefs\u00a0to be \u201cproactive in keeping media informed of enforcement efforts, crash stats and initiative developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The data, indeed, shows a high number of accidents.<\/p>\n

[box type=\u201dshadow\u201d align=\u201d\u201d class=\u201d\u201d width=\u201d\u201d]Accidents on Mantoloking Road, Cedar Bridge Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

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