The Maine State Police will have extra troopers on the road this Memorial Day weekend, which also marks the official start of the summer tourist season.
Expect to see more marked and unmarked state police cruisers throughout the state in areas that are popular with speeders or known for accidents.
“Speeding, distracted driving, driving while impaired. And a lot of it is trying to target aggressive drivers, drivers maybe that are not showing a great deal of patience,” says acting chief of the state police, Lt. Col. John Cote.
Cote says state troopers will be using all their tools to focus on road safety.
“You’ll see more marked units, we will also use unmarked units the aircraft. We will use non-traditional vehicles, that people traditionally would not associate with law enforcement presence to target enforcement in maybe construction zones or other areas.”
Cote says expect heavier traffic particularly on the interstate and plan for it to take a little longer to reach your destination.
