Today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year, and as people head out for their Memorial Day trips, state police and PennDOT are reminding people to buckle up.
According to a news release, PennDOT and State Police are working with the Highway Safety Network in an effort to keep traffic safety at the top of everyone’s mind. The agencies are working with local police departments as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign that is going on now through June 4th. State and local agencies are taking part in highly visible coordinated enforcement efforts by using roving patrols, traffic enforcement zones and speed enforcement details on roads with high rates of crashes where seat belts were not used.
Last year, there were nearly 12,000 crashes in Pennsylvania where at least one person was not wearing their seatbelt. During the four-day Memorial Day weekend in 2022, PSP troopers investigated 775 crashes that resulted in three fatalities and 191 injuries. State Police also cited 1,080 individuals for not wearing seat belts and issued 233 tickets for not securing children in safety seats.
Police remind everyone to buckle up and if kids are involved, make sure they are in a proper child safety seat.
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