32 citations of drivers, 1 drug possession arrest in pedestrian safety operation

( KRON ) – One person was arrested after police located methamphetamine and paraphernalia in a pedestrian safety operation, according to the San Mateo Police Department.

The San Mateo Police Traffic Unit conducted a pedestrian safety operation at two intersections from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Police set the operation at N. Delaware Street/E. Bellevue Avenue and Peninsula Avenue/Woodside Way.

Police said the operation's purpose is to reduce the number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in crosswalks.

According to the San Mateo police, 143 vehicles were screened, which resulted in 32 citations. The majority of the citations were given due to drivers failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk and cell phone violations, said San Mateo PD.

In one of the traffic stops, officers discovered the driver had an active warrant for his arrest. The driver was identified as 65-year-old San Francisco resident Nicholas Bernardini. Officers found methamphetamine and paraphernalia in Bernardini's possession.

Bernardini was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for possession of Methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

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