Click it or Ticket emphasis patrols recapped

Between May 20 and June 2 extra law enforcement patrolled Grant and Adams County roads looking for unbuckled drivers and passengers, and motorists using their cell phones or other electronic devices. 



During these patrols, 88 seatbelt infractions were written, in addition to 10 cell phone and texting tickets. Last year, in Grant and Adams Counties as part of the Central Basin Traffic Safety Task Force, officers on extra patrols wrote 88 seat belt infractions and 27 cell phone violations. 



In addition, two misdemeanor warrant arrests were made, and 23 speeding violations, 30 child passenger safety infractions, as well as 15 uninsured motorists and nine suspended/revoked license violations were issued this year. 



Statewide, during the patrols, law enforcement officers wrote 2,321 seatbelt violations and 1,448 cell phone/ texting tickets. Last year, during this same time period, officers on the extra patrols statewide issued 3,171 seat belt violations and 1,059 cell phone violations. 



The Central Basin Traffic Safety Task Force, law enforcement from Grant and Adams Counties, with more than 130 police and sheriff agencies statewide worked the extra patrols, funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. 
 


These and all extra patrols are part of Target Zero – striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030.

For more information, visit http://www.targetzero.com. Additional information on the Washington Traffic Safety Commission can be found on the website, http://www.wtsc.wa.gov.