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Results Of Click-It Or Ticket Campaign - 03/01/23

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office participated in a Click It or Ticket Enforcement Campaign Monday, January 30 - Sunday February 12, 2023. 

Utilizing grant dollars administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, 5 deputies utilized a total of 22 hours of enhanced safety belt and child restraint law enforcement grant funding during the enforcement period. During the course of the efforts, deputies made the following contacts:

• 26 Warnings for Speed 
• 1 Citation for Speed
• 3 Citations for Driving While Suspended
• 1 Citation for No Seatbelt
• 1 Warning for No Seatbelt 
• 2 Distracted Driving Citations 
• 3 Citations for Equipment Violations
• 3 Warnings for Equipment Violations
• 63 Other Warnings and Citations
• 1 Arrest for Littering within 100 yards of a Waterway

According to NHTSA, in 2020, there were 10,893 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States. In that same year, 58% of passenger vehicle occupants killed at night (6 p.m.–5:59 a.m.) were not wearing their seat belts.

Results Of Click-It Or Ticket Campaign - 03/01/23

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office participated in a Click It or Ticket Enforcement Campaign Monday, January 30 - Sunday February 12, 2023. 

Utilizing grant dollars administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, 5 deputies utilized a total of 22 hours of enhanced safety belt and child restraint law enforcement grant funding during the enforcement period. During the course of the efforts, deputies made the following contacts:

• 26 Warnings for Speed 
• 1 Citation for Speed
• 3 Citations for Driving While Suspended
• 1 Citation for No Seatbelt
• 1 Warning for No Seatbelt 
• 2 Distracted Driving Citations 
• 3 Citations for Equipment Violations
• 3 Warnings for Equipment Violations
• 63 Other Warnings and Citations
• 1 Arrest for Littering within 100 yards of a Waterway

According to NHTSA, in 2020, there were 10,893 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States. In that same year, 58% of passenger vehicle occupants killed at night (6 p.m.–5:59 a.m.) were not wearing their seat belts.