ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (May 1, 2023) – The Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown covers 8 counties. They include: Hardin, Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Breckinridge, Larue, and Grayson. The West Region covers 8 post areas. They are: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5, Post 12, Post 15, and Post 16.
We will continue to conduct traffic safety checkpoints through May, June and the remainder of 2023 looking for impaired drivers, unrestrained motorists, and other traffic violations at various locations throughout our post area.
For the month of April 2023, Post 4 Troopers and Detectives wrote a total of 1,948 citations. We removed 14 impaired drivers from Kentucky roadways and cited 495 speeders. 120 violators were charged with failure to wear a seatbelt and 16 citations were for failure to use a child restraint. We investigated 32 collisions and 183 motorists were given a courtesy notice in lieu of a traffic citation for minor traffic offenses. We assisted 76 motorists stranded on Kentucky roadways and answered over 661 citizen’s complaints. We were involved in 496 special details and conducted over 21 community programs that reached over 13,844 citizens of the Commonwealth. Our detectives and troopers opened over 45 criminal cases, made 188 criminal arrests, and served over 65 criminal court documents. Additionally, we conducted over 55 school and business security checks throughout the entire Post 4 area. In total, Post 4 Troopers, Detectives, and Command Staff logged over 7,709 hours of service for the Kentucky citizens we served.
In addition to the Trooper and Detective monthly activity, Post 4 dispatchers logged over 1,443 data entries while still answering hundreds of calls from citizens in our area.
KSP Post 4 will be operating Road Safety Checkpoints as well as Speed Checkpoints throughout the 8 county Post 4 coverage area in May, June and throughout 2023.
Traffic Safety checkpoint locations in the Post 4 district may be located at our web site: http://kentuckystatepolice.org/post4checkpoints/
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