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State Patrol: Speeding getting worse on Wisconsin roads

(WKOW) -- Speeding is getting worse on Wisconsin roads, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.

The State Patrol reports the number of 100+ mph citations issued spiked during the pandemic.

In 2019, it issued 583. In 2020, it issued 1,403.

In 2022, that number was also high, with the agency issuing 1,159 100+ mph citations.

"Traffic crashes are more dangerous when drivers are speeding," the State Patrol wrote in a Facebook post. "Please slow down and take your time to get to your destination safely."

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