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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After the shooting, Landry fled the residence and the military base, but he was later arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Immigration agents attempted to conduct a traffic stop to detain Freidrich Castillo-Ormeno, a Peruvian immigrant, when the driver struck one of the officers and fled, ICE said in an X post.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Deputy Brent Thomas spotted the vehicle near North Telegraph Road and Sigler Road and tried to order a traffic stop.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo was cited during a traffic stop by a Miami police officer on Sunday morning while driving a city vehicle equipped with emergency lights, the Miami Herald has learned.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Immigration agents attempted to conduct a traffic stop to detain Freidrich Castillo-Ormeno, a Peruvian immigrant, when the driver struck one of the officers and fled, ICE said in an X post.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Deputy Brent Thomas spotted the vehicle near North Telegraph Road and Sigler Road and tried to order a traffic stop.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo was cited during a traffic stop by a Miami police officer on Sunday morning while driving a city vehicle equipped with emergency lights, the Miami Herald has learned.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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