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AR Law Enforcement Part of Five State Force Directing Patrols

Additional Information Contact: Bridget White - Highway Safety Office (501) 618-8356 bridget.white@asp.arkansas.gov Arkansas State Troopers and law enforcement officers across the state will intensify their patrols next week looking for drivers who ... Read More

DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A KILLER

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget White - Highway Safety Office (501) 618-8356 bridget.white@asp.arkansas.gov APRIL 1, 2021 Distracted driving is on the rise and leaving a deadly wake across the nation’s roads and highways. Beginning next ... Read More

Don't Find Yourself in Handcuffs

(LITTLE ROCK) – State and local law enforcement agencies in Arkansas will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this holiday season to save lives by keeping alcohol and drug impa... Read More

Urgent Warning- Takata Airbag Recall

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Arkansas Law Enforcement Officers

As Arkansas families begin to make plans for summertime road trips and vacations, law enforcement officers are urging motorists to obey the law and buckle their seat belts. Beginning next week additional patrol assignments have been scheduled for law... Read More

2019 Click It or Ticket Press Event

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July 4th Holiday

Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – ann.whitehead@asp.arkansas.gov June 28, 2019 (LITTLE ROCK) – Celebrating the Fourth of July typically means travel plans for Arkansans and others who will ... Read More

Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine

ADDED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AND ASSIGNMENTS AIMED AT STOPPING SPEEDERS Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – ann.whitehead@asp.arkansas.gov JULY 15, 2019 (LITTLE ROCK) – Arkansas law enforce... Read More

Safety Advisory

July 18, 2019 Contact: nhtsamedia@dot.gov | 202-366-9550 Safety Advisory: NHTSA urges Americans to NEVER leave children unattended in a vehicle as forecasts warn of dangerous heat wave With potentially deadly high temperatures expected to bake as m... Read More

Arkansas Part of Holiday Enforcement

Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – ann.whitehead@asp.arkansas.gov August 15, 2019 (LITTLE ROCK) – As the Labor Day holiday period approaches, Arkansans will begin to see to see more law en... Read More

Thanksgiving Travels Near or Far

Additional Information Contact: ASP Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – ann.whitehead@asp.arkansas.gov NOVEMBER 18, 2019 The number of Thanksgiving holiday travelers will begin to grow starting this weekend as millions of A... Read More

Click It or Ticket

(LITTLE ROCK) – As the summer season begins and families set out on their travels across Arkansas, state and local law enforcement officers are sending a clear message to motorists, Click It or Ticket. Seat belt laws are enforced to protect drivers... Read More

National Child Heatstroke Prevention

National Child Heatstroke Prevention campaign starts July 1, 2020 Heatstroke is one of the leading causes of vehicular not-in-traffic non-crash-related deaths for children under 14. In fact, each year, an average of 39 children have died from heat... Read More

June is Motorcycle Safety Awareness

June is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Arkansas • Share the road with Motorcyclists. Motorcycles are vehicles with the same rights and privileges as any vehicle on the roadway. • Allow the motorcyclist a full lane width. Although it may... Read More

July 4th Arkansas Drive

KEEP YOUR FREEDOM THIS INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY: STAY OUT OF JAIL – DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER Additional Information Contact: Arkansas State Police – Highway Safety Office Bridget White - (501) 618-8356 - bridget.white@asp.arkansas.gov JUN... Read More

Crack Down on Speeders

(LITTLE ROCK) – Law enforcement officers across Arkansas are set to begin a week-long concerted speed enforcement plan next week. The operation will be publicized across the state using a public message headline, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine”... Read More

Do Your Part

Put a stop to hot car deaths Our summer routines look a little different this year, but the summer sun and high temperatures are still deadly to a child who has been left unattended or gotten trapped inside a vehicle. This year brought unique c... Read More

Intensified Seatbelt Enforcement

Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Bridget White (501) 618-8356 - bridget.white@asp.arkansas.gov NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Arkansas families have begun making their Thanksgiving holiday preparations. For many Arkansans, the plans in... Read More