The Texas Department of Public Safety, along with the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office, the Bastrop Police Department, the Elgin Police Department, and the Smithville Police Department, will be increasing efforts to reduce crashes in Bastrop County on Friday May 3rd and Saturday May 4th by focusing on speeders, the move over law, distracted driving, and drunk drivers.
The Bastrop County High Traffic Accountability (HTA) Task Force will target vehicles that are violating traffic law and creating an unsafe environment for motorists traveling the highways.
Agencies will be patrolling throughout Bastrop County, specifically on the following roadways: US 290, SH 95, SH 71, and SH 21. Those roads have been identified as having the highest expectation of traffic and, subsequently, the highest probability for crashes.
