Busted On The Bayway

For 5 hours on New Year's Eve, Alabama State Troopers busted speeders on the Bayway.

Two troopers with a laser gun were lifted up in a utility bucket. When they clocked someone going too fast, they sent a radio message to one of the patrol cars.

Troopers issued about 60 speeding tickets on the busy stretch of I-10. Some drivers were even ticketed for going more than 90 mph!

Corporal Joe Piggott says any operation like this helps. "As of the 26th of December, we had 61 less fatalities than we had during the same period last year. That's just through hard work and things just like this. If they see one, they just tend to slow down. It has a soothing effect on traffic. People slow down when they see the blue lights flashing."

Consider yourself warned because troopers aren't sure when they'll do another operation like this.