The Oklahoma car accident lawyers at the law firm of Atkins & Markoff, whose law firm Web site URL can be found at http://www.oklalawyer.com, hereby alerts the public of an announcement that was recently made by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol that stated that a unit of the agency is going to deploy additional resources to the rural counties of Pontotoc and Garvin in order to attempt to curb the number of Oklahoma car crashes that occur there because of aggressive driving. This program is known as Operation T.A.C.T., which stands for Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks.
Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) June 12, 2012
The Oklahoma car crash lawyers at Atkins & Markoff, which is a law firm comprised of Oklahoma personal injury attorneys who represent clients who have been wrongfully injured in traffic accidents and in other situations involving negligence or recklessness, hereby alert the public of a recent announcement made by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol regarding the agency's intention to deploy additional resources to Pontotoc and Garvin counties in an attempt to curb the number of crashes that occur there because of reckless and aggressive driving.
Specifically, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is calling this program Operation T.A.C.T., which stands for Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks. The OHP will place more than double the usual number of state troopers in those counties in order to maintain tighter controls on the highways and rural roads in these areas. The OHP stated that this program is necessary because it believes that when motorists are in rural areas, they are lulled into a false sense of security that can lead to inattention to their driving tactics and ultimately to Oklahoma car accidents.
According to the statistics kept by the state government, approximately 10,000 people every year are convicted of the offense of reckless driving in the state, and the penalties for this offense can include fines and the loss of points on a driver's license. In addition, nearly 70,000 Oklahoma car accidents occur on an annual basis overall, and these crashes lead to almost 25,000 injuries and to more than 600 fatalities.
The Oklahoma car accident lawyers at Atkins & Markoff would like to echo the intent of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol by asking motorists in the state to drive defensively, attentively and cautiously whether they are in an urban or a rural driving environment.
About Atkins & Markoff
Atkins & Markoff, whose Web site is located at http://www.oklalawyer.com, is a law firm comprised of Oklahoma personal injury and trial lawyers who have been representing consumers and defending their legal rights for nearly 15 years. The firm handles legal matters that include Oklahoma auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, class action lawsuits, wrongful death cases, child/daycare injuries, defective products, medical malpractice, general personal injury, family law, estate planning, criminal law and workers' compensation among other legal matters.
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