BLADEN COUNTY, NC, (WECT) – More than 42,000 traffic and criminal citations were issued across the state during this year’s “No Need 2 Speed” campaign, according to a news release from a North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson.

The campaign ran from March 25 – 31, and law enforcement officers teamed up with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program to crack down on drivers speeding.

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A woman was arrested in Bladen County for stealing the identity of a woman in Texas to get a job at McDonalds.

According to authorities, Lisa Fonseca, of Wesleco, Texas, reported to her local police department in 2011 her vehicle had been broken into and her purse with personal information had been stolen.

When checking her credit report this year, Fonseca discovered someone working at McDonalds in Elizabethtown was using her name and personal information.

Officers with the Elizabethtown Police Department investigated the claims and learned Sesthela Rojas, 32 of Bladenboro, was using Fonseca's information to get a job at McDonalds. She had been working with the restaurant for about six months.

Rojas was arrested and charged with ID theft.

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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – More than 13,500 drivers across North Carolina were recently cited for speeding during the Highway Patrol’s Operation Slow Down campaign. The campaign was done in combination with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program No Need to Speed effort.

According to officials, speeding is the leading cause of traffic accidents and fatalities throughout the state and across the country.

Highway Patrol investigated 1,801 fatal accidents in North Carolina in 2012. Of those, 245 deaths were contributed to speed, compared to 244 in 2011, according to the NC Highway Patrol.

Despite the end of the Operation Slow Down campaign, troopers will continue to aggressively enforce the speed limits in North Carolina.

“Our number one priority is to ensure the safety of the motoring public,” said Bill Grey, commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.