Jurisdiction

Cherokee Village, Arkansas

Speed Trap Location

State Highway 175

Nearest Reference Point

State Highway 62-412

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Late night

Level of Enforcement

High

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

5/2004

This is a state highway that runs through the newly incorporated city of Cherokee Village. The speed limit is a very low 45 miles per hour with few posted signs. Approximately a two mile stretch of this highway turns into a 30 mile per hour zone, with one posted speed limit sign at each end of this zone. The police continuously harrass people that drive through on this highway due to a private club that is located there thinking that everyone has been drinking. For people that work the late shift and are returning home from work that do not need to be followed and harrassed because according to the local police anyone out after midnight are criminals. This is a town of approximately 4000 residents most of which are retirees.

Comment (12/2004): In 2003, the Cherokee Village Police Dept. issued 58 speeding citations which averages to 4.8 citations per month. From January 1, 2004, to November 30, 2004, 64 speeding citations were issued, an average of 5.8 citations per month. Does this sound like a speed trap? As far as state highway 175, guess where the most accidents occur in Cherokee Village? As for the harrassment, the police department does accept written complaints about it's officers. And no, officers don't think people are criminals just because they are out after midnight.