The Park City Police Department recently pulled over several drivers after officers observed the vehicles committing turning violations.
The cases involved vehicles that made wide turns, a category of traffic offense not nearly as common in Park City as some other sorts of violations, such as speeding.
There was a cluster of cases on Saturday, Nov. 11, including reports at the busy intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive.
One of the cases was reported at 10:55 a.m. on Nov. 11 when an officer observed a vehicle make a right turn from Bonanza Drive to Kearns Boulevard. Public police logs indicated the vehicle turned into the incorrect eastbound lane as it moved onto Kearns Boulevard.
There were similar cases logged in the vicinity of the one at 10:55 a.m. at 11:08 a.m., 11:17 a.m. and 11:38 a.m.
A vehicle, meanwhile, was spotted making a similar sort of turn but to the left at the same intersection at 12:16 p.m.
Public police logs did not provide details about whether the drivers received tickets or warnings. The Police Department typically issues warnings rather than tickets in many traffic cases unless the violations are determined to be egregious or the driver is a repeat offender.
The cases involving the turning violations were just some of the traffic stops reported by the Police Department during the seven-day period ending on Sunday. Officers pulled over drivers at a solid clip as the agency continued to press traffic-related issues.
During a stretch on Nov. 6, several drivers were pulled over in quick succession in the area of Hillside Avenue, Marsac Avenue and Daly Avenue for unspecified suspected offenses. Cases in that area sometimes involve drivers failing to stop at stop signs.
The police also pulled over several drivers on Nov. 11 for suspected expired vehicle registrations. In one of the cases, at 1:51 p.m. at the Main Street-Heber Avenue intersection, a vehicle displayed a 2021 registration decal, the police said. The driver received a warning. In another case on Nov. 11, at 3:06 p.m., the incorrect decal was displayed, the police said, indicating the driver told the officer the vehicle was rented.