Letter: Speeding trucks an issue in Haysville

Living next to Highway 231 in Haysville, I have noticed over the years that commercial semi trucks never get pulled over for speeding. They drive as if they have no fear of ever being stopped and written up. Every week of the year, I can see turkey truck semis fly through the town going 50 miles an hour in a 35 mph zone.

Even though this intersection of houses, Highway 231 and Highway 56, is quite dangerous, there is rarely ever any speed patrol by either the Dubois county sheriff or Indiana state cops.

I have also noticed that on the nights that turkey trucks are hauling turkeys, there is never ever a cop doing speed patrol in this town. Again, turkey trucks often go 50 in a 35 only a few feet from the front doors of houses and never a cop in sight.

 Animals, kids, bike riders, walkers, and people pulling in and out of the gas station or their driveways, are all at risk of a massive wreck from one of these speeding trucks.

This is something I have seen year after year for well over two decades. It is obvious to me that the cops are avoiding writing tickets to reckless, speeding commercial semi trucks on purpose. This is something that should be investigated.

Shane Zoglman, Haysville