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Fairfax County’s latest traffic enforcement campaign began with 9,320 citations and warnings in one week, including a case involving a driver traveling 111 mph in a 55-mph zone.

The Fairfax County Police Department and Virginia State Police recorded the enforcement actions from March 17 through March 23 during the first wave of the 2025 Road Shark campaign. The total included 675 speeding citations, 222 reckless-driving citations and 205 citations for hands-free driving violations.

Authorities also filed 113 felony charges, arrested 34 people for driving while intoxicated and recovered three stolen vehicles during the operation.

Road Shark targets aggressive driving and crashes by increasing enforcement in areas with known traffic problems. The campaign also promotes road safety through social media, educational events and community outreach.

The first wave generated approximately 3,600 more citations and warnings than the opening week of the 2024 campaign, when officers and troopers reported 5,695.

A second enforcement wave is scheduled to begin April 21 and continue for about a week. Fairfax County police conducted five waves between March and October 2024, producing nearly 35,000 citations and warnings.

The department introduced Road Shark in 1999 before supplementing it with other programs. Police revived the initiative in 2023 following a sharp rise in fatal crashes across Fairfax County and Northern Virginia, particularly crashes involving pedestrians, during the previous year.

Preliminary Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles data show five fatal crashes in Fairfax County so far in 2025. Two involved pedestrian deaths.