News Release

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May 17, 2007

EMPHASIS: Pickup Truck Click It Or Ticket


Captain Johnnie B. Hoggatt, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, announces the results of a seven-day operation that targets seat belt usage in pickups. The program is designed to enforce traffic laws on roadways that pickups frequent and to enforce the Patrol’s zero tolerance for seat belt and child restraint violations.
The totals of the operation are as follows, 45 traffic offenses, two driving while intoxicated arrests, 13 seat belt violations, and 74 warnings.
“ Vehicle manufactures have several embedded safety devices to absorb the killing energy that is produced in a crash; however, these systems are all built to supplement the safety belt. Without the use of the seat belt, a motorist is placing themselves in a dangerous situation,” stated Captain Hoggatt.
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