Seat Belt Checkpoint Scheduled for Today

Update, 12:05 p.m.:

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit conducted checking detail on Riverside Parkway and Kingsport Drive Wednesday, May 25, 2011 as part of the ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign.

Between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 650 vehicles passed through the checking detail with no seat belt violations.

During the ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign, law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth will be cracking down on motorists who fail to obey all traffic laws-including seat belt and child safety seat use-both day and night.

Virginia has seen steady decline in traffic related fatalities, however, preliminary data from 2010 indicates that there were a total of 740 fatalities, of those, 314 were not restrained at the time of the crash.

Remember to ‘Click It or Ticket’. Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You’ll save the cost of a ticket and may even save a life.

Editor's note: the following is from a press release from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. It is unedited.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit will be conducting a seatbelt checkpoint in the area of Riverside Parkway and Kingsport Drive in Leesburg, VA on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The checkpoint is being conducted as part of the National Click It or Ticket Campaign.

During the Click It or Ticket campaign, law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth will be cracking down on motorists who fail to obey all traffic laws-including seat belt and child safety seat use-both day and night.

Virginia has seen steady decline in traffic related fatalities, however, preliminary data from 2010 indicates that there were a total of 740 fatalities, of those, 314 were not restrained at the time of the crash.

Remember this May 22 to June 6: It’s Click It or Ticket. Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You’ll save the cost of a ticket and may even save a life.