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Drivers in Elkhart County may notice more patrol cars on the roads this month as law enforcement cracks down on distracted and aggressive driving.

Police said the officer had her lights and siren on through the busy intersection when another car hit her patrol car

Traffic fatalities in Indiana are up 17 percent over the last four years. And while state lawmakers are digging into the data on traffic safety, a study committee adopted its yearly report Wednesday without any recommendations.

State and local police across Indiana will conduct more traffic patrols and sobriety checkpoints through Labor Day.

Police in some cities have begun phasing out low-level traffic stops because of their propensity to escalate to violent altercations. But over the last few years, Grand Rapids police have repeatedly praised the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya for using low-level stops to make arrests and get guns off the streets.

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