MONSOON ARIZONA'S STUPID MOTORIST LAW
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS BUT, HOW OFTEN IS IT ACTUALLY ENFORCED? IT'S TONIGHT'S NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS REPORT WHEN MONSOON STORMS ROLL IN TUCSON ROADWAYS CAN TURN INTO VIRTUAL RIVERS
WHEN THOSE NORMALLY DRY WASH CROSSINGS FILL UP DRIVERS WHO DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE WARNINGS
MAY END UP GETTING STUCK A*DANGEROU* AND POTENTIALLY*COSTL* SITUATION ━━S 2━NIN━TEN ARIZONA'S STUPID MOTORIST LAW
HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1995 THE STATUTE ISN'T SOMETHING THAT DRIVERS ARE*DIRECTL* CHARGED WITH INSTEAD, A PERSON MUST COMMIT ANOTHER VIOLATION━ SUCH AS DRIVING IN A RECKLESS MANNER BEFORE THEY CAN BE FINED UNDER THE STUPID MOTORIST LAW AND, END UP BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR UP TO TW━ THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF A RESCUE
BUT, AS THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES *RAREL* END UP CITING DRIVERS UNDER THE STUPID MOTORIST LAW TUCSON CITY COURT OFFICIALS TOLD THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS UNDER A ━━S NIN━10 IS*NO* SOMETHING THEY CAN DIRECTLY TRACK THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ALSO SAYS, IT'S NOT COMMON FOR THEM TO CITE DRVIERS& BUT, IT DOENS'T THEY'RE GETTING A FREE PASS TO VIOLATE THE LAW DESPITE THE LACK OF STUPID MOTORIST CITATIONS
FIRST RESPONDERS TELL THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS THE LAW IS STILL VALUABLE IN THAT IN MAY DETER DRIVERS FROM GOING AROUND BARRICADES EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT END UP━ HAVING TO PAY UP
TUCSON FIRE TOLD THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS THEY TYPICALLY*DO NO* SEND OUT BILLS FOR RESCUES BUT THEY ALSO STRESS━ THAT SAFETY SHOULD BE A DRIVER'S TOP PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO *NO* CROSSING FLOODED WASHES AND IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS EMAIL US, AT INVESTIGATORS AT KVOA DOT COM
OR, CALL THE NEWS FOUR TUCSON INVESTIGATORS TI━ LINE AT 95━4444 WA
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