Smyrna times., 1927-08-31
|gIIF POLICE OPEN DRIVE N. On
ri RECKLESS TRUCK DRIVERS
oTHEs MEN AS POLICE
OPERATE IN = 80

h ,1na Given Time-Will Con-
Arrest 7 present ) Plan in Order TO
tlGue Stan Accidents On Highways
Y . efort to put a stop to the
Fild any. anu along the highways OF this
8 bile uasT aos.necialIy at night, officials OF
state, a,,.swsv sSp Department Monday OF
the Hlsi , inaugurated something Of
last .oration NsS in the policing Of the
sn InDJ i putting highway officers
roaas i n civilian clothes in automo-
dres'Ss Si..tead !. of permitting them to
s -, m their duties while in uniform
Psnoln = motorcycles. This strategic
ald y u,as successful beyond their
rlom g.+ homes for it resulted in
lnlss. 9..la ii roundup Of offenders, the
aaI aoIssrre srrests for Monday night Of last
olst ~ I, baing Al, according to reports
Essa sirsd by Superintendent Reynolds
Fscsi''a =" affces in Wilmington from all
Il II highway police stations in the
u If The Penny Hill station six
~ ~. we're made; at State Road sta
= I i we're arrested; at Dover sta
w avon arrests were made and at
81 y .5reyiIIe 13 drivers were taken into
~ .teSv The offenders were brought
.s.ye .s tbe magistrates nearest the
.tions where the arrests were made
d fines we're imposed.
y y vas found trucks loaded to 49,
I'M ronnds were being driven at a
vi of "A miles an hour, startling
Ifisnce Of the danger to any who
I'm meet such vehicle on the
r5wav especially at night. Other
E;Tsrs we're making fast time with
s.yv machines; some were overload
some were taking up the whole
N. some were cutting in and out
Il +rafic and others were disregard
IN traffic laws in various other
rsvs. All the accused were charged
III reckless driving.
The move to put stop to this sort
tbinu was launched by c. D. Buck,
H. engineer Of the Highway De-
Frment and the man in charge of
y highway police. He had con-
&C in Dover Monday with Super
terdent Reynolds and five corporals
the state police and it was then
lpeided to launch the campaign last
Monday evening. The officers were
ressed in civilian clothes and rode in
riinarv machines. They started out
bOut five o'clock and continued until
&fer daylight Tuesday morning.
Nh. Buck made it clear that the
ate police are not adopting any
gum shoe methods in order to spy
bon drivers Of passenger cars. He
Ia explain, however, the necessity Of
ping something to enable the police
catch the truck drivers, the great
b offenders against the traffic rules
~ regulations.
It appears the trucks have been US
&g Delaware's good roads for race
urses, especially at night time when
is class of traffic is heaviest and
ben the drivers thought the roads
Te clear Of highway police, except
one or two here and there. They
Te been driving over the roads at
Eat speed, disregarding every traffic
and all rules Of the road by cut
3 IN and out, "hogging" the high
y erowding passenger machines
sOmetimes into bitches, and other
Il making it not only unsafe but
dedly dangerous for all those
m they might encounter.
any Of these drivers have had
stationed on top of their ma
Mes to be on the lookout for zone
vehicles, that is, motor driven
with but one headlight. Seeing
o. these they warned the driver
actng on the supposition that
one eyed machine was a motor
+ and that it was ridden by a
way officer the driver slowed
7 and when the policeman drew
side he would be making but
crate speed on his own side of
road and in all other WAYS ap-
nty observing the traffic rules
regulations.
! made it almost impossible for
lghway policemen to catch these
drivers in the actual act Of vio-
Inc law. Some means had to be
yea p in order to come upon
without their knowing a police
was near them. Mr.. Buck de-
% ny the plan he put into ope-
Monday night.
4s'lcS Of accidents on the roads
80 Illcn