Driving I-94 This Spring & Summer? Troopers Are Watching! Hard!

If you are driving I-94 this spring and summer, be on your best driving behavior. Michigan State Police will be watching and addressing dangerous driving behaviors with ZERO TOLERANCE!

(SOURCE: WILX)

Drivers can expect to see more Michigan State Police troopers patrolling I-94 this spring and summer.

The major thoroughfare between Detroit and Chicago is busy with traffic during the daily commutes and increases during the summer tourist season.

Because of a rise in traffic crashes last year, troopers will be patrolling and actively addressing distracted and aggressive driving, following too closely, improper lane use and excessive speed.

"Motorists can expect troopers to take a zero tolerance approach to these dangerous driving behaviors," said Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, director of the MSP. "Most crashes are preventable, and the dangerous behaviors we see on I-94 need to change. Now is the time to send the message that these dangerous driving behaviors will not be tolerated. Hopefully we can make I-94 much safer this summer."

Crashes on I-94 increased by 7% in 2017, from 6,010 crashes in 2016 to 6,453 crashes. Commercial vehicle-involved crashes on I-94 also increased, rising from 774 crashes in 2016 to 856 crashes in 2017, an increase of 10%.

Statewide, traffic crashes rose by 1%, from 312,171 crashes in 2016 to 314,921 crashes in 2017.

In total, troopers conducted 460,446 traffic stops statewide in 2017, resulting in 133,293 citations and 358,400 verbal warnings.