(CHARLOTTE COUNTY) The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from Apr. 1-7

SPEED ENFORCEMENT:

Entire length of Burnt Store Rd. (Punta Gorda to Lee Co. line)

Entire length of Midway Blvd. (Port Charlotte)

TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN ENFORCEMENT:

Jones Loop Rd. & I-75/Exit-161 (Punta Gorda)

U.S. 41 & Toledo Blade Blvd. (Port Charlotte)

According to the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, Charlotte County has 3 vehicle deaths so far this year; there were 5 this same time last year.

Total fatalities for all of 2012 were 18. (2011 had 26 fatalities).