30 Seat Belt Tickets In Oswego During Memorial Day Campaign

OSWEGO, IL — Between May 18 and May 29, The Oswego Police Department participated in the annual Click It or Ticket high-visibility seat-belt enforcement campaign, bringing awareness to area residents and writing 30 citations for seat-belt violations in the process. The campaign, which coincided with one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year, sought to stress the importance of seat-belt use through enforcement and community outreach.

Illinois’ seat-belt use rate is 93.8 percent, but unbelted occupants disproportionately account for over half of those killed in traffic crashes. This Click It or Ticket campaign aims to change the behavior of the millions of people who still don’t buckle up. Thousands of lives could be saved each year if every vehicle occupant was properly restrained when traveling on the road.

During the eleven-day mobilization, Oswego Police issued:

• 30 seat belt citations
• 2 child car seat citations
• 3 uninsured motorists
• 10 speeding citations
• 1 drug arrest
• 13 unlawful use of electronic communications citations

For more information on the Click It or Ticket mobilization, visit www.BuckleUpIllinois.org.

Submitted by the Oswego Police Department

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