2-Week Seatbelt Crackdown Starts Monday in Hopatcong

Thanks to a substantial grant to add patrol units to the roadways, Hopatcong cops will be looking to crack down on motorists not wearing their seat belts over a two-week period.

The annual Click It or Ticket initiative will be underway on May 18 and run through May 31, and Hopatcong police will be looking for seatbelt violations for both drivers and passengers.

The police department was granted $4,000 for additional patrols, according to the New Jersey Department of Highway Safety, which will result in additional patrol shifts during those two weeks.

According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety, 374 police departments participated in the initiative in 2014, resulting in 26,635 seat belt citations, 4,363 speeding summonses, and 944 drunken driving arrests.