State troopers wrote more than 4,000 tickets in Jefferson and Cullman counties this weekend during two separate crackdowns on traffic violations, according to a trooper spokesman.

In Cullman County, where troopers embarked on a '' Take Back Our Highways: 50/4'' campaign -- named because approximately 50 additional troopers hit the streets for four days -- 3,534 tickets were written, according to Trooper Dave Richards.

Along Interstate 459 in Jefferson County, an increased presence by troopers resulted in approximately 560 tickets being issued over the weekend, Richards said. That effort was not part of the "Take Back Our Highways" campaign, Richards said.

The tickets in Cullman County included 18 citations for driving under the influence, 1,254 for speeding, 53 for following too closely, 21 for illegal lane changes, and 847 for safety belt and child restraint violations.

Details about the nature of the tickets written in Jefferson County were not available, Richards said.

Cullman County had a high number of traffic fatalities in 2007, as did the other counties -- Baldwin, Chilton, and Mobile counties -- previously targeted in the '' Take Back Our Highways: 50/4'' campaign, Richards said.