Anonymous donation helps boost road safety in Wrexham community

An anonymous donation has helped boost road safety in one Wrexham community.

A local resident of Bryn Cefn, who doesn’t want to be named, has purchased and donated a Bushnell speed monitoring gun for North Wales Police.

It will be used to identify roads with dangerously high levels of speeding in Pentre Broughton, Lodge, Moss and Brynteg, with the data gathered helping the police to combat the problem.

PCSO’s will monitor the traffic and motorists seen breaking the speed limit will receive warning letters from the police. If speeding hot-spots are identified the police will take further action.

Bryn Cefn councillor Beverley Parry-Jones said: “The aim of the scheme is to reduce the risk of serious accidents and improve the safety and quality of life for people living in Pentre Broughton.

“A huge thank you to the generous resident who so kindly purchased this piece of equipment”

Sgt Katie Davies said; “ We are delighted that a local resident who wishes to remain anonymous has purchased this device to help keep residents and motorists safe.

“Speeding is one of the five most common causes of fatal road traffic collisions. The others are drink/drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone and careless driving.

“Having a high visibility PCSO regularly monitoring motorists in the area will act as a deterrent while reminding motorists of their serious obligations when behind the wheel.”

The PCSO’s operating the scheme will be fully trained to use indicator devices which record the speed and details of vehicles breaking the speed limits. They will use the information gathered to create a database showing the scale of the problem and revealing any hotspots.

Miss Parry-Jones added: ”I hope that people who are worried about speeding will let us know about any roads that they think are particularly dangerous so that we can watch these.

“They should contact councillor Parry-Jones on 07826711048 or email [email protected] or contact North Wales Police on 101 non emergency line.”