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Speeding, cell phone violations on base could cost you

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  • By Erin Blauvelt
  • 87th Air Base Wing public affairs
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --  With school out, the weather brightening and summer finally getting into full swing, it is understandable that people have places to go and people to see. 

Summer fun should not be had at the expense of safety though, and starting July 6, Security Forces will crack down on speeding and cell phone usage while driving. 

Col. Gina Grosso, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander, has directed Security Forces to increase their focus on speeding and cell phone usage on base, to include housing areas, said Senior Master Sgt. James Warrick, 87th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent. 

Speeding has become a problem on base, especially in base housing, said Sergeant Warrick. "I, and United Communities, have received several complaints in regards to personnel not obeying speed limits. It's a safety risk." 

"[Starting July 6] Patrolmen will be spending extra time running the radar and looking for cell phone violations in order to meet the commander's intent to make the base roads safer," explained the senior master sergeant.

Violators will be given one of two types of citations: DD Form 1408 or DD Form 1805, he explained. A DD Form 1408, or Armed Forces Traffic Ticket, results in points being placed on your base driving privileges. Twelve points in 12 months will result in the suspension of base driving privileges for 6-12 months. A DD 1805, or United States District Court Violation Notice, will result in a monetary fine and/or a hearing in front of a Magistrate Judge at Fort Dix. 

Further, Sergeant Warrick added, the McGuire supplement to AFI 31-204 calls for automatic revocation of driving privileges for 30 days when the offense involves reckless driving. "If you're going too fast, we can and will revoke your driving privileges," he said. 

"The bottom line is that we have a speeding issue," saidSergeant Warrick. "It's a problem that requires everyone to fix -- and it starts with ourselves."