The News Room [News Release]
Sheriff Contact: John Roach: 313-224-0615
Release Date: Friday, June 18, 2004
Sheriff announces results of “Click it or Ticket” campaign
in Wayne County --- 6,400 tickets issued in effort to get drivers
to buckle up for safety
Statewide statistics show that during 2002, fifty-seven percent
of fatal car accident victims were not wearing their safety belts.
In Wayne County, where passenger restraint usage is lower than
the state average, 210 people were killed last year in car accidents,
according to Sheriff Warren Evans.
Nineteen police agencies in Wayne County, including the Sheriff
Office recently sent a clear message to thousands of motorists
on the importance of wearing their safety belts during the “Click
it or Ticket” campaign sponsored by the Michigan Office on
Highway Safety Planning [OHSP]. Officers from the various agencies
in Wayne County set up 75 enforcement zones and issued nearly 6,400
citations to motorists who either were not wearing safety belts
or failed to adequately secure their children.
The enforcement period, which utilized high concentrations of
police presence, was conducted between May 24 and June 5, said
Evans. Zones were set up in several communities, including Dearborn,
Westland, Taylor, Canton, Detroit and Highland Park. According
to Evans, the goal of the program is to save lives by stressing
the importance of wearing a safety belt.
“While this year’s enforcement period was certainly
successful in terms of the number of citations that were issued,
the true measure of its success will be in the lives that are saved
by people deciding to buckle up,” Evans said. “Statewide,
about 85 percent of people wear their safety belts, but we need
to improve our usage in Wayne County.”
In addition to the seatbelt violations, more than 500 people were
cited for speeding and more than 120 people were arrested for
alcohol and drug related driving offenses, Evans said.
Wayne County Statistics: Click it or Ticket
19 agencies reporting
75 Safety Belt Enforcement Zones conducted
- 11,466 vehicles stopped
- 138 child restraint citations
- 6,257 safety belt citations
- 87 drunk/drugged driving arrests
- 34 other alcohol arrests
- 327 suspended license arrests
- 541 speeding citations
- 2,868 other traffic citations
- 626 other misdemeanor arrests
- 75 other felonies
6,395 total restraint citations
10,953 total citations and arrests
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