Enforcement campaign aims to curb speeding in Merrillville

MERRILLVILLE — Merrillville police are teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to curb unsafe driving through the Speeding Slows You Down campaign from July 10 through 31. The goal of the enforcement campaign is to keep drivers and passengers safe by raising awareness about the dangers of speeding and urging drivers to obey speed limits, according to a press release from the Merrillville police. Police will be on "high alert" during the campaign for speeding drivers. Speeding was the cause of...