THEN BOOKED INTO THE JAIL. >>> POLICE CRACKING DOWN ON SAFETY WITH EXTRA PATROLS TO KEEP DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SAFE. >>> GETTING ANSWERS ON WHY POLICE WILL BE FOCUSING ON NIGHTTIME DRIVERS. >> THIS IS INTERESTING. TODAY A TRAFFIC STING. IT IS A FAMILIAR SPOT. IT WAS THE SCENE OF A DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH. THEY ARE HOPING THIS ENFORCEMENT WILL MAKE ALL STREETS SAFER AFTER A RECORD NUMBER OF 55 PEOPLE DIED LAST YEAR. CAR AFTER CAR, PULLED OVER BY POLICE. THESE DRIVERS ACCUSED OF NOT STOPPING FOR A PEDESTRIAN. ONLY THAT PEDESTRIAN IS A PLAINCLOTHES OFFICER WEARING A BRIGHT YELLOW SAFETY VEST. >> WE WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WE ARE OUT HERE. >> SHE WAS NEARLY RUNOVER JUST LAST WEEK. >> I REMEMBER ALMOST MY HEART BEATING. >> PEOPLE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. >> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF CAR CRASHES IS ON THE RISE. LAST MONTH, CITY LOWERED SPEED LIMITS ON 14 STREETS TO MAKE AREAS SAFER. MANY PEOPLE SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ENFORCEMENT. POLICE SAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THEY HAVE ONLY HAD ONE TRAFFIC TEAM DUE TO BUDGET AND STAFFING ISSUES. THOSE OFFICERS TYPICALLY ONLY WORK DURING THE DAY. >> HALF OF THE ACCIDENTS TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING AND LATE NIGHT WHEN WE HAVE NO COVERAGE OTHER THAN PATROL. >> THEY ARE ADDING A NEW SAFETY TEAM, FOCUSING ON STOPPING DANGEROUS DRIVING, DUI AND SIDESHOWS. >> WE HAVE A NEED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IN THE EVENING AS WELL. >> IT COMES FROM THE STATE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY. THEY MEAN BUSINESS. A TOTAL OF 49 CITATIONS ISSUED. WHEN ONE STREET IS SAFER THEY ARE HOPING IT WILL MAKE ALL STREETS SAFER.