traffic stop

noun

plural traffic stops

: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)

She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.

an officer making a traffic stop

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The 12-year-old and 14-year-old boys were recently found during a traffic stop, and the mom and her male partner were arrested, according to a Feb. 3 news release from the St. Petersburg Police Department. —

Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025 The traffic stop occurred on Bissell Road after troopers at 12:48 a.m. spotted a driver speeding and followed the vehicle, reportedly clocking it at about 80 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to Connecticut State Police. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025 Indiana man Matthew Huttle was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop Sunday, just days after the 42-year-old was pardoned by the president. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 By 2022, there were more than 500 recovered from homicide scenes, mass shootings, drug busts and traffic stops. —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for traffic stop