More than 380 traffic stops result in over 170 tickets during 3-day enforcement detail across Deschutes County

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) --Deschutes County's law enforcement agencies made more than 380 traffic stops and issued over 170 tickets during this week's three-day enforcement blitz, officials announced Thursday.

The multi-agency traffic enforcement detail took place for four hours each day from Monday through Wednesday, targeting high-traffic areas in Bend, Redmond, Black Butte Ranch, Sunriver and rural Deschutes County, Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said.

The coordinated effort focused on speeding and intoxicated and distracted driving, as well as unsafe driving behaviors like illegal passing and not wearing seat belts. It focused primarily on U.S. Highway 20, U.S. Highway 126, U.S. Highway 97 and the Bend Parkway.  

Over the three-day detail, at least 36 officers from six agencies – Oregon State Police, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Police, Redmond Police, Black Butte Ranch Police and Sunriver Police – participated in the effort.  

Miller said officers made more than 380 traffic stops related to the detail. About 45 percent of those traffic stops, more than 170, resulted in at least one traffic citation.

"The majority of those stops were initiated because of excessive speed," she said, while 17 of the drivers contacted were driving with suspended licenses.  

"Traffic safety affects everyone in our community," MIller said in a news release. "Bend Police and our partners ask drivers to drive responsibly – slow down, don’t use your phone, and obey the rules of the road.  "