107 Seat Belt Violations Issued In Police's Thanksgiving Campaign

PLAINFIELD, IL — Plainfield police issued a total of 165 tickets during its Thanksgiving enforcement campaign that lasted Nov. 18-28, officials announced Monday.

Here's a look at the breakdown of tickets issued:

• 107 seat belt
• 3 child seat
• 4 suspended/revoked licenses
• 33 speeding
• 10 other

Officers also made one arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and one felony arrest in that time frame, officials said.

In comparison, Plainfield police issued a total of 260 tickets, including 69 for spending and 141 for seat belt and child safety seat violations, during its most recent Halloween campaign, which ended two weeks before the Thanksgiving enforcement began.

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The Plainfield Police Department was among multiple law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois that participated in the Thanksgiving "Click It or Ticket" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign in an effort to reduce highway fatalities.

Officials said the reason they conduct year-round enforcement campaigns is to "keep motorists buckled up and impaired drivers off the roads to save lives and ensure everyone makes it home safely at the end of the day."