Just ahead of Halloween weekend, drivers can expect to see more highway patrol troopers on Tarrant County roadways.

Starting Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety is permanently adding 10 highway patrol troopers at hot spots around the county, watching for drivers putting others at risk. It's part of a new initiative called "Operation Safe City, Dangerous Roads."

"Operation Safe City, Dangerous Roads" launches in Tarrant County

In a press conference on Thursday, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, along with Fort Worth Police and other agencies, announced the major traffic safety push — saying the number of traffic deaths in the county is one of the highest in the country.

Officials said the alarming amount of traffic deaths in the county has prompted them to start this new i

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