Petaluma police officers on Friday will be hanging out at Lakeville Street and East Washington Street, looking for traffic violators because that intersection is the city's worst when it comes to the number of collisions. Last year, 10 collisions occurred there. So far this year, three have. Of those 13 [...]
The number of traffic collisions in Petaluma jumped last year but they're still the second lowest in 25 years, according to the Police Department's annual traffic safety report. Other quick highlights: --The top reason for collisions: Unsafe speed. --May was the worst month for collisions. --Fridays had the highest number [...]
Here’s a look at Petaluma’s top collision intersections for 2010, according to the Police Department: First: McDowell Boulevard at East Washington Street, with 12. Police say all of the collisions occurred during daylight hours, 81 percent involved property damage only, 64 percent were caused by unsafe speed, 63 percent were [...]