Dexter Police Releases Results of Click It or Ticket Enforcement
Motorists Reminded to Buckle Up and Arrive Alive
Dexter, Missouri– The Dexter Police Department participated in the national Click
It or Ticket mobilization conducted May 23 – June 5. During the enforcement effort, officers
issued a total of 83 traffic tickets including: 41 seat belt tickets; 13 speeding tickets; and 29 other traffic violations. 2 fugitive arrests were made as a result of the crackdown.
“Seat belts are your single best defense in a crash,” stated Lieutenant Benton. “Law enforcement will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and Arrive Alive.”
Six out of 10 people killed in Missouri traffic crashes are unbuckled. Missouri’s seat belt use has remained relatively unchanged in the last six years. Missouri has a 79 percent seat belt use, which is well below the national average of 87 percent. Teens and pick-up truck drivers are among those leastlikely to buckle up at 67 and 63 percent.
Buckle up and Arrive Alive. For more information on Missouri’s seat belt use, visit
www.saveMOlives.com.
