PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — Oakland County sheriff's deputies are stepping up patrols at four dangerous intersections in Pontiac after a surge in fatal pedestrian crashes this year.

The targeted hotspots include Huron and Saginaw, Baldwin and Montcalm, Walton and Perry, and Auburn and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Watch Brett Kast's video report below: Oakland County deputies increase patrols at Pontiac traffic hotspots after fatal crashes

This year, deputies have responded to more fatal pedestrian crashes in Pontiac than in the last two years combined, prompting Sheriff Michael Bouchard to announce increased enforcement efforts.

"We're definitely saturating the areas that are problems," said Deputy Evan Rothe of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

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