Streets Of Speed Headlines


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By Ryan WolfTuesday, November 03, 2009
This Election Day the Speedzapper is hitting the streets to talk to voters about a dangerous issue lurking along North 27th Street in McAllen.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, October 27, 2009
Parents agree speeding is a problem along 30th Street just outside of Cromack Elementary School in Brownsville.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, October 20, 2009
The power of “4” rolls out on the streets of Weslaco.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, October 13, 2009
A street sign in Rio Hondo is raising eyebrows for its speed limit... not too fast... try too slow!
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, September 29, 2009
Not even an 80-year-old Speedzapper fan is immune from getting a ticket in a school zone.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, September 22, 2009
Dangerous driving outside Stainke Elementary School in Donna brought back horrible memories for one woman.   
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, September 15, 2009
The Speedzapper’s back to school zapping heads into the second week at Treasure Hills Elementary.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, September 08, 2009
Signs don't mean a thing at a Weslaco elementary school where everyone does the opposite of what they're supposed to do.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, September 01, 2009
The Speedzapper has just wrapped up the “Summer Slow Down” tour of 10 Valley cities in 10 weeks in McAllen.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, August 25, 2009
Week 9 of the Streets Of Speed "Summer Slowdown" Tour has the Speedzapper in Los Fresnos.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, August 18, 2009
The Speedzapper’s "Summer Slowdown" Tour continues in the City of Harlingen.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, August 04, 2009
The Speedzapper’s “Summer Slow Down Tour” rolls into the City of Pharr where Streets Of Speed has had several memorable momens.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, July 28, 2009
The Speedzapper's "10 Cities, 10 Weeks" Summer Slow Down Tour continues in Week 6 with Mission PD's traffic enforcement division.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, July 21, 2009
The Speedzapper's "10 Cities, 10 Weeks" Summer Slow Down Tour continues in Week 5 in Donna where police mean business.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, July 14, 2009
The Streets Of Speed "10 Cities, 10 Weeks" series continues in Week 4 with a visit to Edcouch in Hidalgo County.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, July 07, 2009
The Streets Of Speed "10 Cities, 10 Weeks" campaign made its third stop in Brownsville where police are fighting speeding.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, June 30, 2009
The Streets Of Speed "10 Cities, 10 Weeks" campaign continues in Mercedes where police are cracking down on speeders.
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By Ryan WolfTuesday, June 23, 2009
The Speedzapper kicked off the summer with the San Juan Police Department and the "Summer Slow Down Campaign".
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, June 17, 2009
Tammy Bailey is relatively new to McAllen but that doesn't mean she has to put up with speeders in her neighborhood.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, June 10, 2009
The Speedzapper empowered the owner of a children's rehabilitation clinic in Edinburg where speeders threaten of his young patients.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Harlingen's Cester Park Road is used by speeders and drag racers because it's straight, well-paved and not patroled by deputies.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, May 13, 2009
The Speedzapper joined forces with the Texas Department of Transportation and police to crack down on seat belt violations.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
The Speedzapper visited the Willacy County community of Lyford found some drivers actually trying to use the swine flu frenzy to their advantage on the road.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, April 08, 2009
A family from a northeast Brownsville neighborhood reached out to the Speedzapper to help control cars on streets packed with children.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, March 25, 2009
The Speedzapper kept pretty busy in Mercedes on Tuesday where motorists routinely ignore 20 mph speed limits.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, March 18, 2009
Spring Breakers visiting South Padre Island got a taste of what it's like to be zapped.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, March 11, 2009
After five years of repeated zapping in a Brownsville neighborhood, a man can finally say "mission accomplished."
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, February 25, 2009
Residents off North Dogwood Street in Pharr issued an SOS after speeders threatened the safety of young and old.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, February 18, 2009
Could a new electronic sign at TSTC in Harlingen put the Speedzapper out of business?
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, February 11, 2009
A Brownsville school zone has the all the makings of a safe area for children except for one small detail.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Action 4 News viewers can now share 'Pothole Patrol' and other popular videos from VALLEYCENTRAL.COM.  
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, February 04, 2009
The family of a McAllen principal who was killed in a June 2008 auto accident said the intersection where accident happened is still dangerous.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, January 28, 2009
Residents along West Louisiana Street in Harlingen put out an SOS after speeders tear through their 30 mph street on a daily basis.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, January 21, 2009
An elementary student makes a passionate plea to city leaders in San Juan to make her school safe.   
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, January 14, 2009
The Speedzapper busted speeders one block away from the Pharr Police Department.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, January 07, 2009
A Raymondville ISD school bus driver became the first person busted for speeding in 2009.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
A school bus driver is going down as the first speeder busted by Streets Of Speed in 2009.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, December 10, 2008
Two neighboring schools off McCullough Street in San Benito called on the Speedzapper to help keep their students safe.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, November 26, 2008
Donna speeders have been put on alert after the Speedzapper exposed dangerous driving at two elementary schools.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, November 19, 2008
Parents and teachers at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Elsa got a huge victory on Tuesday.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, November 12, 2008
Forty miles per hour may be fine for the frontage roads but not for a street lined with churches and two private schools.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, October 29, 2008
Rio Hondo High School is turning to a makeshift memorial to help students and staff deal with the loss of Yanely Mendoza.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, October 15, 2008
The Speedzapper was there when a Weslaco police officer was one of the people busted for speeding in La Feria.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, September 17, 2008
Edcouch-Elsa ISD is trying to get Hidalgo County to repair and replace flashing lights and signs torn down by Hurricane Dolly.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
THe Speedzapper staked out n area near Mercedes Junior High where almost every driver ignored a 20 mph sign.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
San Benito school leaders want a yellow flashing light to help protect students at Judge Oscar de la Fuente Elementary School.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, August 27, 2008
The Speedzapper and Mission police say students and staff come first on the roads.  
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, August 06, 2008
San Benito's Freddy Fender Lane got a facelift but speeders are still a concern.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, July 16, 2008
A Brownsville driver had some colorful words for the Speedzapper after being busted on Illinois Avenue.
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By Ryan WolfWednesday, July 09, 2008
Numerous car accidents during recent rains prompted the Speedzapper to take action on Tuesday.
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