{"id":33592,"date":"2016-01-14T23:35:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T23:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=33592"},"modified":"2016-01-14T23:35:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T23:35:01","slug":"vipd-st-thomas-motorists-slow-speed-kills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=33592","title":{"rendered":"VIPD To St. Thomas Motorists: Slow Down, Speed Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said it would\u00a0<span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">not tolerate speeding and reckless driving in St. Thomas, particularly along Beltjen Road. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Speed must be reduced to 10 M.P.H while traveling on Beltjen Road, the release makes known, and all vehicles must come to a complete stop at all red lights and stop signs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">It goes on to say that speeding is not only against the law; but also wastes gas and is a risky activity, and can hurt the motorist and the drivers nearby. Additionally, speeding and reckless driving is unsafe and causes far too many avoidable tragedies in the territory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">The VIPD encouraged the community to stay within the speed limit and to join it in helping keep the territory&#8217;s roads safe for motorists, passengers and pedestrians alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Anyone found violating the speed limits and traffic laws will be issued a citation, as VIPD will pay close attention to reckless driving and speeding along Beltjen Road, the release concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said it would\u00a0not tolerate speeding and reckless driving in St. Thomas, particularly along Beltjen Road. 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