Dash-cam and mobile phone footage of driving offences led to 100 prosecutions in a month.
West Mercia Police has revealed the outcome of the submissions it received in May as part of Operation Snap.
The project encourages members of the public to report potential traffic offences online and to submit footage.
May #OpSnap stats from @WMerciaRoads 👇 https://t.co/1zXqaWVpAZ
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Offences include driving dangerously or carelessly, overtaking on solid white lines, using a mobile phone while driving, ignoring traffic lights and dangerous driving around other road users, such as horse riders and cyclists.
The force received 390 Operation Snap submissions in May and of these, 100 led to prosecutions.
A total of 186 drivers received either a visit from officers or an advice letter, while 104 submissions needed no further action or came from outside the West Mercia force area.
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