HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — Police stopped nearly 200 vehicles during a four-hour operation Friday morning on Interstate 69 north of Indianapolis .

Thirty Indiana State Police troopers, along with officers from local departments, took part in the "Late Is No Excuse" operation along a 51-mile stretch of the interstate, from Interstate 465 to north of Muncie.

State police say the operation, which took place from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., "targeted aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors that continue to pose a safety risk on Indiana highways." Officers focused on speeding, failure to wear seatbelts, violating the state's hands-free law and compliance by commercial motor vehicles.

In all, officers conducted 194 traffic stops, issuing 98 citations and 145 warnings, according to state police. Eleven

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