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Tampa Bay Law Enforcement Agencies Discuss Operation to Crack Down on Speeding

FIVE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, JUL 14 – The campaign targets speeding and aggressive driving to reduce crashes as speed-related deaths rose 22% nationally since 2019, with 1,604 fatalities in five southeastern states last year.

  • From July 14 through July 20, Operation Southern Slow Down runs across Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee.
  • According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speed-related fatalities rose 22% from 2019 to 2023, while Georgia recorded 349 speed-related crash deaths last year, a 35% increase since 2019.
  • Simultaneous news conferences across Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee opened the campaign, followed by enforcement moves to interstates and major highways for the rest of the week.
  • Georgia troopers issued 12,544 citations and warnings last year, while Florida Highway Patrol Colonel Gary Howze II said `Operation Southern Slow Down is a united effort to reduce dangerous driving behaviors that contribute to serious crashes on our roadways.`
  • Ending July 19, the special enforcement phase gives way to the ongoing super speeder law, highlighting motorcycle riders 21 to 24 had a 51% involvement rate.
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Grice Connect broke the news in on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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