Speeding tickets issued by UPD in 2014 increased by 290 percent compared to 2013, according to Chief of Police Robert J. Lenahan and the Office of the VP of Administration.
At 10:12 p.m., University Police officer Salvatore Casaccio jumped a lane of traffic and hit Brianna Bifone with his police cruiser, pinning her underneath the vehicle for about 30 minutes
Earlier this month, a student at the University of Georgia injured her arm after falling 2 feet. She was texting and walking. According to “The Red & Black,” UGA’s campus newspaper, the school’s police department received reports of injuries because pedestrians were focusing on their phones instead of where they were going.
Suffolk County completed installation of curbing, sidewalks and guardrails along Nicolls Road, from the North Entrance of the university to Route 25A last week, according to a press release from Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (District 5).
A cyclist was hit and pinned underneath a vehicle at the intersection of Circle Road and Roosevelt Avenue earlier this afternoon, according to officials.
