Two serious collisions remain under investigation as the Roanoke Rapids Police Department plans its week-long, crash-free enforcement beginning this Monday.

The latest crash, Chief Chuck Hasty said, occurred Wednesday at the intersection of Seventh Street and Roanoke Avenue where a man driving a moped was struck by a vehicle and is currently listed in critical condition at Vidant in Greenville.

Full details of the crash were not immediately available as the full report has not been submitted.

Hasty said police continue to investigate to determine whether charges will be filed.

The other crash occurred Monday when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Tenth Street and Park Avenue. The pedestrian is listed in stable condition. That collision remains under investigation as well.

Hasty doesn't see the two serious crashes this week as a bad omen going into the next week's high visibility enforcement where state citations will be issued. “The operation will be an enforcement of traffic laws in hope that it will reduce the number of motor vehicle collisions within the city of Roanoke Rapids,” he said in a statement this afternoon. “When the risk of getting caught by law enforcement goes up, the likelihood that people will engage in unsafe driving behaviors goes down.”

The enforcement operation will use roving and stationary patrols and may incorporate the use of checkpoints, Hasty said.

Last year the police department handled 100 crashes a month.

Ideally, Hasty said, “We hope for no wrecks.”

An average number for a city the size of Roanoke Rapids would typicaaly be around 25 a month, he said.

To get there, he said in the statement, “I would encourage people to slow down, stop at stop signs and lights and look before entering intersections or backing. This would most likely reduce the number of accidents in the city.”