{"id":3453,"date":"2026-07-09T20:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:05:42","slug":"aurora-traffic-enforcement-cuts-crashes-by-86-at-crash-prone-i-225-and-parker-interchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3453","title":{"rendered":"Aurora traffic enforcement cuts crashes by 86% at crash-prone I-225 and Parker interchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>AURORA<\/strong> | Aurora Police officials say a targeted traffic enforcement and public education campaign reduced crashes by 86% at one of the city\u2019s most crash-prone locations.<\/p>\n<p>The department\u2019s Special Operations Bureau recently completed a study analyzing two years of crash data and identified the Interstate 225 and South Parker Road interchange \u2014 including its on- and off-ramps, loop, nearby traffic lights and stop signs \u2014 as Aurora\u2019s busiest location for vehicle crashes.<\/p>\n<p>Police said 14 crashes were reported in the area during a six-week period from April 5 through May 15.<\/p>\n<p>So the department\u2019s Traffic Section launched a high-visibility enforcement and education campaign that included signs urging motorists to drive safely. The department\u2019s Motorcycle Enforcement Team conducted traffic safety operations on June 3 and June 15, focusing on traffic signal violations, speeding and careless driving, which police say are the three leading causes of crashes in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3449\">Nominations open in the contest to be UK leader, with Andy Burnham likely the only candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police said the number of crashes fell from 14 between April 5 and May 15 to just two between May 15 and June 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur traffic officers\u2019 focused enforcement and high-visibility presence have played a key role in reducing crashes in the I-225 and South Parker Road corridor,\u201d Aurora police Commander Scott Pendleton said in a statement. \u201cThese efforts are about more than writing tickets; they\u2019re about changing driver behavior, preventing crashes and keeping the community safe. Given the results we\u2019ve seen and the positive feedback we\u2019ve received from residents, this work will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said officers dedicated about 48 hours to the two enforcement operations, issuing 126 citations. Of those, 102, about four out of five, were for speeding or traffic control device violations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3447\">Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said \u2018he wishes he hadn\u2019t done it,\u2019 roommate says in police video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3451\">Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AURORA | Aurora Police officials say a targeted traffic enforcement and public education campaign reduced crashes by 86% at one of the city\u2019s most crash-prone locations. 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