It was just weeks ago when a car collided with a dump truck on U.S. 15 in Louisa County. That was just one of two traffic deaths in that area in the past few months.
"I think it is a dangerous stretch of road. If you're not familiar with it, it has a lot of rolling hills, it's straight. At night time it looks narrow," said Virginia State Police trooper Ben Farmer.
Police say since December there have been more than thirty accidents in the area. That's unusually high for a short amount of time.
"In my experience in the year that I've been here, I've never seen this many accidents on any stretch of highway," said Farmer.
Police say it's because of increased volume as the area continues to develop. Hoping to send a message to drivers, state police stepped up patrols along 15 in Louisa County and a small stretch of Interstate 64.
"We do these operations to let drivers know that we are out here. If we catch you speeding you're going to get a ticket," said Farmer.
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Farmer says it's trying, knowing many of these accidents could have been avoided.
"It is really frustrating for us for the speed limit to be 55 and you've got people doing 70, 75, 80 and above."
But police are hopeful the message will sink in, and drivers slow down.
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