| TRAFFIC
UNIT
The Santa
Clarita Valley Traffic Unit consists of one Sergeant, two
Investigators, one Secretary and numerous field Deputies.
The main goal of the Traffic Unit is to investigate collisions
within the City Limits, and to decrease the number of collisions
through enforcement of the California Vehicle Code. Traffic
Units are many times the first emergency services to arrive
on the scene of a traffic collision. They are responsible
for providing first aid to victims, providing traffic control
and securing any evidence at the scene. The Traffic Deputies
then conduct a thorough investigation of each collision and
submit a detailed report, outlining the summary of the crash
and the cause.
As mentioned
above, the Traffic Unit is also tasked with decreasing the
number of collisions through enforcement of the Vehicle Code.
Traffic Deputies can evaluate the causes of collisions throughout
the City, and can identify high collision areas. They then
focus their enforcement efforts in those areas, and pay special
attention to the violations which most cause collisions.
Just because
you get "Pulled Over", doesn't mean that you will
be issued a citation. Each traffic stop is evaluated by the
Deputy and a citation may or may not be issued. Usually a
check of your past driving history coupled with the seriousness
of the violation will help the Deputy determine if a citation
is warranted. We understand that the costs involved with receiving
a citation can be great, but the costs of a collision caused
by unsafe driving would be much worse.
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