Northeast News
April 18, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Kansas City Police Department ticketed 177 motorists for not wearing seat belts during the April 14 Click It or Ticket mobilization.

Law enforcement agencies throughout Missouri participated in this statewide effort to get more motorists to buckle up and save more lives. During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 778 traffic citations including: 177 seat belt tickets; 274 speeding tickets; 2 driving while intoxicated; and 325 other traffic violations.

Despite evidence proving the benefits of wearing a seat belt, nearly one in five Missouri motorists are still not making it click. Even more concerning, six out of 10 Missourians killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.

“Seat belts are your single best defense in a crash,”  Sergeant Ron Podraza, Supervisor of Traffic Enforcement Squad 805, said in the press release. “We will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and Arrive Alive.”

For more information on Missouri’s seat belt use, visit ww.saveMOlives.com. Buckle Up and Arrive Alive.