Douglas County sheriff’s deputies will be stepping up traffic enforcement at intersections and crosswalks to look for red light and stop sign violations, pedestrian violations, speeders and distracted drivers throughout the county from March 11-19.

Key factors in many of the recent fatal highway traffic accidents have been driver inattention and failure to yield to pedestrians, according to deputies.

DCSO deputies will continue to enforce all traffic violations on all roadways throughout the county; these violations in particular will be targeted and enforced. Citations will be issued to violators.

This enforcement detail is partially paid for by a grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety.