Holyoke PD a part of rural seat belt enforcement period

    Last year, 215 unbuckled drivers and passengers were killed in crashes in Colorado, accounting for more than half of the state’s 410 total passenger vehicle deaths. To address low seat belt usage in rural areas, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies recently activated a weeklong Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement in rural counties across the state.
    Between March 25-31, Holyoke Police Department wrote tickets for eight adult seat belt violations, five child restraint violations, two speeding violations and one violation for driving without a license.
    Statewide, agencies participating in the enforcement cited 781 unbuckled drivers and passengers between. Of these, 66 were drivers cited for not ensuring children under the age of 15 were buckled in their vehicle.

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