Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has revealed that 2,000 clips of dangerous, careless or reckless driving are being submitted to police each month under his Operation Snap.
The PCC updated his monthly Accountability & Governance Board meeting to say more than 6,100 clips were submitted by members of the public between January and March this year.
He said: “I am pleased to announce that members of the public are now forwarding more than 2,000 video clips of careless, dangerous and reckless driving to West Midlands Police every month.
“Much of the footage, gathered by the Op Snap team, is filmed using dash cams or mobile phones.
“This has led to 6,181 potential motoring offences being reported to police over the first 3 months of the year and in 84% of cases, positive action is taken against the offender, that can include a warning letter, a fixed penalty fine, penalty points, prosecution, conviction and even a driving ban.
“I recently invested a further £165,000 in Op Snap, so the team could recruit more police officers to process the all too often shocking footage, that they receive from the public.
“This is yet further evidence, of how seriously I am taking the need to prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and reduce the number of people tragically and avoidably killed and seriously injured on our roads.”
You can read more about Operation Snap here.
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