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Uruapan Mayor Vows to Press Motorcycle Checks After Attack on Traffic Officers

The pledge signals a tougher stance on road safety following a violent pushback.

Overview

  • Municipal transit officers, who were running a motorcycle safety check Wednesday night in Uruapan, stopped a rider without a helmet and found he had no license or plates.
  • After the bike was set to be impounded in the Lázaro Cárdenas neighborhood, the rider left and returned with a group that identified with Cuadrillas Unidas.
  • The group threatened and hit the officers with sticks and stones and vandalized patrol unit MC-853, and one officer was injured and taken to a hospital.
  • Mayor Grecia Quiroz posted that her government will not yield to threats and will keep the checks focused on helmets, licenses, and plates to protect lives.
  • She said the operations aim to prevent fatal crashes and crime linked to motorcycles, and local reports noted no criminal complaint had been filed as of last night.