ATV damage to Alabama roads prompt arrests

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama authorities are clamping down on drivers riding ATVs illegally on state land bordering highways, causing thousands of dollars in damages, particularly at road construction sites.

ATV tracks cause erosion, slope damage and landslides.

In Mobile County, sheriff's deputies gave 27 drivers of all-terrain vehicles citations over the weekend for illegally riding on the Interstate 10 right-of-way. Three of those riders were arrested as repeat offenders and had their ATVs seized. Additional penalties could include fines and jail.

State Transportation spokesman Tony Harris said Tuesday ATV riders have caused more than $300,000 in damages to state property in Mobile County so far this year. Problem areas include I-10, Alabama 158 and the unopened stretch of U.S. 98 in west Mobile County.

Source: http://www.wztv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.al/35b5a321-www.fox17.com.shtml

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