Public Safety · Stanislaus County
Deputy Dressed as Traffic Cone Cites 67 Drivers in Riverbank, Patterson
Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies conducted a two-day pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Riverbank and Patterson, dressing one deputy as a giant orange traffic cone who entered crosswalks while motorcycle deputies pulled over drivers who failed to yield. The operation resulted in 67 citations for pedestrian violations and two DUI arrests. The enforcement was funded by a California Office of Traffic Safety grant through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The article references several recent pedestrian deaths and injuries in the Modesto area, including two students struck Oct. 9 near Coffee Road and a 63-year-old man struck Oct. 1 near Claus Road and East Orangeburg Avenue.