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Police and engineers report modest decline in crashes; e‑bike incidents and Indiantown Road projects highlighted
Summary
Deputy Chief Shane Lunsford reported a 4% decline in crashes (84 fewer) from 2024 to 2025 and a 17% drop in DUI arrests; engineering staff described travel‑time improvements after signal timing changes and outlined PD&E and corridor projects for Indiantown Road.
Deputy Chief Shane Lunsford presented the town’s annual traffic update covering January 2023 through December 2025, saying the town saw a modest overall decrease in crashes and a sharper decline in DUI arrests and related crashes.
"We've declined 4% in crashes, which equates to 84 less crashes from 2024 to 2025," Lunsford said, and later noted a 17% drop in DUI arrests accompanied by a 33% decrease in DUI‑related crashes. He flagged major crash corridors — Indiantown Road, Alternate A1A/Military Trail, US‑1 and Donald Ross Road — and identified the top crash intersections by counts.
Lunsford also reviewed e‑bike enforcement: the town counted 11 e‑bike crashes in 2025, one of them fatal, and issued 183 citations and warnings during the year as part of an e‑bike safety campaign. When asked whether citations led to arrests or towing, Lunsford said the department would break down that data on request and provide it to council.
Town engineering staff explained the travel time index (TTI) method used to measure corridor performance and said that a county signal retiming in mid‑April reduced the TTI on Indiantown Road from critical levels (above 2) to around 1.5 on average, though daily variation remains. Staff also outlined capital projects: the PD&E study for Central & Indiantown Road was awarded in March and is expected to take about 36 months to complete; other corridor projects include intersection improvements, FEC corridor work and pedestrian crosswalk enhancements, with some construction anticipated to begin in the coming year.
Council members asked about construction timing and traffic impacts; engineering staff said FDOT had adjusted right‑of‑way procedures to expedite work, that construction will likely last 8–12 months and that contractors are expected to keep lanes open where possible and schedule intermittent closures at night.
What’s next: Staff offered to provide deeper breakdowns on the November 2025 spike flagged by council and to return with detailed citation and arrest data on e‑bikes and the points consequences for juveniles.
