WENTZVILLE, Mo. — With a 33% rise in vehicle crashes, the Wentzville Police Department is enforcing speed and hazardous moving violations over the next two months.

So far this year, police have responded to 389 vehicle crashes, which is a 33% increase compared to this time last year and a 21% increase compared to 2021, according to the department’s Facebook post.

“On average, over 35% of all Wentzville motor vehicle crashes occurred on Thursday and Friday, with most crashes occurring between 11:00 and 17:00 hours,” the post states.

Enforcement days will take place on a Thursday or Friday, including, Aug. 9, Aug. 16, Aug. 22, Sept. 5, Sept. 13 and Sept. 19.

Areas include major thoroughfares, subdivisions and school zones throughout Wentzville, including Mexico Road, Meyer Road, W. Meyer Road, Whisper Creek, Stone Meadows, Timber Trace, Hanna Ridge, Stonemoor, Great Oaks and Keeneland Trails, among others.

Police also will be on the lookout for expired registration and expired temporary license tags.

Radar, lidar and aerial clocking techniques will be used for speed enforcement, in addition to marked and unmarked patrol cars and motorcycle units.

The department’s unmanned aerial vehicles and the tethered Axon Fotokite drone also will help monitor and enforce speeding and hazardous moving violations.

The goal of the traffic safety campaign is to improve road safety and reduce traffic crashes in the community, according to the post.

“This focused enforcement is data and complaint driven with a goal to enforce violations, educate the public on traffic safety, and ultimately reduce traffic crashes,” the post states.