Once parked by the roadside, the device can read and display a motorist's speed, and the patrolman on duty is at liberty to use the reading as solid evidence. Several speeding citations and numerous warnings have been written since the system was deployed. Cox, a 23-year veteran of the Greenwood force, says S.M.A.R.T. is generally left in a neighborhood for about five days, with mostly warning tickets issued, to alert drivers when they exceed the speed limit. After that time, warnings become traffic citations, resulting in fines, points and possible on-site arrests if needed. Though leaving the radar trailer in one location several days is common practice, it can quickly be attached to any standard patrol car and moved to another location.
Accidents never benefit anyone.
Loss of life, long-term disabling injury, confinement to a hospital bed or wheelchair, brain damage and remorse can reduce quality of life for all involved Brooks says. A woman was arrested for possession and distribution of crack cocaine after a police officer saw what he believed to be a woman selling drugs to a man. Police reports said an officer saw the incident occur on Mineral Street and a police detective stopped the woman's car a short time later. However, when a female officer searched Williams, what was believed to be crack cocaine was found in Williams' right side shirt pocket, reports said. The substance field-tested positive for crack cocaine, reports said.