traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
Examples of traffic stop in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, at least 23 states have laws on collecting data on traffic stops, the group said.
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Marc Levy, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Woman, 65, becomes second person to die from crash involving driver fleeing traffic stop
The crash was captured on a nearby surveillance camera.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The career criminal accused of fatally shooting a New York Police Department officer in the stomach during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday morning, more than a month after the incident.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
That information is used to develop probabilities that certain cars are stolen, resulting in more targeted traffic stops.
—Heather Roberts, ABC News, 3 May 2024
In February, a driver who refused to put down a gun was shot by an officer during a traffic stop on Interstate 20, police said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Kabacinski.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Boise police shoot man who killed Ada County deputy
A Boise police officer shot and killed 65-year-old Dennis Mulqueen on April 27 after the suspect shot and killed Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Bolter, 27, during a traffic stop.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Questioned during a traffic stop by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, Hobson disavowed his gang ties.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Marc Levy, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Woman, 65, becomes second person to die from crash involving driver fleeing traffic stop
The crash was captured on a nearby surveillance camera.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The career criminal accused of fatally shooting a New York Police Department officer in the stomach during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday morning, more than a month after the incident.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
That information is used to develop probabilities that certain cars are stolen, resulting in more targeted traffic stops.
—Heather Roberts, ABC News, 3 May 2024
In February, a driver who refused to put down a gun was shot by an officer during a traffic stop on Interstate 20, police said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Kabacinski.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Boise police shoot man who killed Ada County deputy
A Boise police officer shot and killed 65-year-old Dennis Mulqueen on April 27 after the suspect shot and killed Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Bolter, 27, during a traffic stop.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Questioned during a traffic stop by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, Hobson disavowed his gang ties.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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