The move comes after a spike in crashes and dangerous driving. Units will be out patrolling busy Brevard County intersections. The enforcement will be at the intersection of Babcock Street and Malabar Road, one of the busiest in Brevard County. Each day nearly 44,000 vehicles pass through this area of Palm Bay.
Many of the drivers, according to police, are driving dangerously or not paying attention on the roadway. In 2019 there were 2857 total crashes in the city. Thirteen of them fatal. This year as of August police have worked 1,597 crashes. One of them deadly.