The Detroit Police Department is cracking down on reckless and speeding drivers on Gratiot Avenue following multiple deadly crashes in recent weeks.

Gratiot Avenue, a main corridor for Detroit, has been the site of several fatal crashes, with the most recent occurring just last weekend.

DPD conducted a targeted enforcement operation Tuesday, catching numerous speeding drivers along the problematic stretch of road.

"Last week in the city of Detroit, we had three accidents that would be classified as fatal or critical. Two of those incidents took place on Gratiot," Capt. Sedrick Dunbar of the Detroit Police Department Metropolitan Division said. It is a very hot spot in the city of Detroit for accidents.

Two weeks ago, two officers were injured and two sisters, ages 8 and 16, were killed

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