Watch your speed on your Friday morning commute in Wichita, or state troopers will

Friday morning commuters in the Wichita area should watch their speed — or else law enforcement will.

The Kansas Highway Patrol will be watching for speeders on I-135 between 8 and 10 a.m. on Friday, Trooper Chad Crittenden tweeted. There will also be a special speed and seat belt enforcement in Sumner County from 7 to 10 a.m.

And just because you don’t see a patrol car along the interstate doesn’t mean law enforcement isn’t watching. The Highway Patrol’s aircraft unit earlier this week tweeted a photo of downtown Wichita.

“Good morning #Wichita watch your speed and your following distance on K-96 east of I-135,” the tweet said. “We will be watching!!”

This isn’t the first special enforcement in the Wichita area.

In February, the sheriff’s office patrolled around schools for teen drivers not wearing seat belts. In March, Wichita police ticketed 13 drivers who swerved around railroad crossing arms as trains were coming and going. In April, several Kansas law enforcement agencies had special drug enforcement patrols over the 4/20 weekend.

The Highway Patrol added more troopers to the Wichita area about four months ago. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office added nine new deputies and the Wichita Police Department added 20 new officers last month.

This story was originally published August 2, 2018 at 7:29 PM.