Crawford County Sheriff's Office
crawfordcountso.org
Press Release
May 26, 2023

CRAWFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADDS A NEW MOBILE RADAR SPEED SIGN TO THEIR FLEET

The New Sign and Trailer Allows the Crawford County Sheriff's Office to Slow Down Traffic Throughout the County and near Schools

CCSO has recently acquired a new radar speed trailer that can be quickly deployed to any location within the community. The radar speed trailer was purchased recently with grant funds from the FY2023 Missouri Highway Safety Grant at no cost to our community. Similar signs in other communities have been shown to reduce traffic speeds by as much as 9MPH, and our Office hopes to see similar results.

"Local residents have expressed their concerns about speeding vehicles in several locations throughout our community," said Sheriff Darin Layman. "This new mobile radar speed trailer will allow us to move the sign to whatever location needs it the most. Also, because the sign will be moved frequently, it will be more likely to catch drivers' attention, rather than becoming something they get used to and then no longer really see."

The radar speed trailer, a SAM model from Stalker Radar, can also track and store the speed and count of all vehicles passing the sign, so our Office can better understand and address traffic patterns
throughout the county, and can more effectively deploy traffic enforcement officers exactly when and where they are needed the most. 

"Slowing down traffic is one of the most effective ways of reducing accidents and traffic fatalities," added Sheriff Layman. "From 2019-2021 there were 11 fatalities in Crawford County from speed related crashes, if we can reduce that number by even one it is well worth the time and effort put forth to obtain that radar trailer. Those 11 people are someone's mom... someone's son...someone's friend. It is our goal to get that number as close to zero as possible, and this new sign will help us meet that goal."

Major Adam Carnal
Undersheriff
Crawford County Sheriff's Office