"Operation Seeing Red 2" Campaign Going In Ft. Smith

February of this year, the Ft. Smith Police Department conducted a campaign regarding drivers running red lights.  Due to the positive response from the public, they are doing it again.  It is known as "Operation Seeing Red 2".  It began Monday, June 8 and will last for three weeks.

However, this time, drivers won't know which intersections the officers will be targeting.  When officers aren't responding to calls throughout the day, they will be parked at several different intersections across the city making sure drivers don't run thru a red light.  Sar- gent Daniel Grubbs said hundreds of tickets were written out to drivers running red lights during the first campaign.

Patricia Forst was the victim of a hit-and-run caused by someone going thru a red light.  On April 29, she had just turned onto 'B' Street.  Her light turned green.  Police said a black SUV, described as a Chevy Tahoe, heading north on 11th Street, ran the red light, hitting Forst's vehicle.  The driver is seen in a video pausing, then driving away from the scene.

If you have any information regarding this hit-and-run, you are asked to call Ft. Smith Police or Crimestoppers at 78-CRIME.

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