STUART, Fla. — Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies are increasing patrols along a busy stretch of U.S. Highway 1 after a fatal crash that killed four people.
The crash happened last Tuesday when a Tesla with two teenagers inside hit a minivan carrying a couple in their 70s. Both teenagers and the elderly couple died.
Deputies could be seen Monday parked on side roads off U.S. 1 looking for speeders.
Digital billboards are also set up in the median to warn drive drivers to slow down.
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said the stretch along U.S. 1 north of the Roosevelt Bridge is notorious for speeders.
"We cannot ticket ourselves out of this situation," Snyder said. "What we need is broad cooperation from the community and to collectively slow down."
The Martin County Sheriff's Office also sent out mailers to every new driver in Martin County warning them of the consequences of speeding.