Traffic Unit
DWI Arrests by Traffic Unit
718
Public Intoxication Arrests
by Traffic Unit
61
Motor Squad
Escorted Movements
325
Motor Squad
Escorted Special Events
24
Commercial Vehicle
Inspections
3,372
Commercial Vehicle
Violations
11,487
Commercial Vehicles
Placed Out of Service
504
Commercial Drivers
Placed Out of Service
240
48
| 2018 Annual Report
The Traffic Unit is one of the most
visible sections on city streets and
highways. Two motor squads consisting
of eight officers each are supervised by
a sergeant and patrol school zones and
city thoroughfares for hazardous traffic
violations. Motor officers also provide
escorts to oversized vehicles and support
special events.
One of the core missions of the
Traffic Unit includes impaired driving
enforcement operations. The DWI
Unit consists of eight officers and one
sergeant. DWI enforcement officers
conduct bar checks to ensure compliance
with local and state laws regulating
the consumption of alcohol. They are
proactive in enforcement strategies by
studying trends where crash frequencies
related to impaired driving occur. Out of
1,539 city-wide DWI arrests, the DWI Unit
made 718 of those arrests.
DWI Enforcement Officer Stacie
Brown continued making presentations
in the Arlington and Mansfield ISDs
to support the department’s efforts to
curb underage drinking and impaired
driving. The department also participates
in a bimonthly Victim’s Impact Panel
at MADD where staff attends a 2-hour
recidivism prevention class for offenders.
Approximately 4,000 students and 500
DWI offenders attended one of the 126
presentations given in 2018.
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Unit works to ensure local roadways and
highways are safe and that commercial
motor vehicles operate within federal
safety standards. Last year, inspections
resulted in over 500 commercial vehicles
being placed out of service until
necessary repairs could be made.