OCCUPANT RESTRAINT PATROLS

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Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has released the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols which occured in November in Lawrence and Crawford counties along with Effingham and Fayette. Those patrols centered on making sure that all vehicle occupants were wearing seat belts. Illinois law requires vehicle passengers both in front and back to be buckled up. There were 53 seat belt violations, 3 child restraint citations and 72 total citations issued during those patrols, funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.