INDIANAPOLIS – Over 200 law enforcement agencies, both state and local, have increased patrols as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign ahead of Memorial Day weekend. For the next three weeks, officers will be out in full force making sure drivers and passengers are buckled up and children are properly secure.
“We cannot tolerate another deadly year like the one we just had on our roads,” said Devon McDonald, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Executive Director. “Many Hoosier would still be alive today had they made the decision to buckle up.”
Data shows that unbuckled motorists make up almost 40% of vehicle deaths in the state. Law requires the driver and all occupants to buckle up. Children under eight years of age must be properly restrained in a federally approved child car seat or booster seat.
Officers will be watching for seat belt and car seat violations while conducting high-visibility patrols during the day and also at night when unrestrained driving is at its peak.
