GRESHAM POLICE WATCHING FOR DUII DRIVERS AND ENFORCING SAFETY BELT LAWS
News Release from Gresham Police Dept
Posted on FlashAlert: March 4th, 2015 11:53 PM
With the help of funding through the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Gresham Police Department in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact will continue to provide enhanced patrols looking for DUII drivers and enforcing Safety Belt laws.
According to ODOT crash data, 938 child passengers under the age of eight were killed or injured in a one year time period. Nearly one third of those children were either riding unrestrained or in the wrong type of safety restraint for their size. You can find more information about fitting stations at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/apps/cps/index.htm or http://oregonimpact.org/car-seat-resources/
During the targeted periods of enforcement during January and February 2015 Officers issued a total of 75 Safety Belt Citations with 16 of them being Child Restrain Citations, 34 Suspended or Revoked License Citations, 45 Excessive Speed Citations and 9 DUII Citations and or Warnings.
Distracted driving is a major contributor to traffic collisions. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012 there were 3,328 fatalities and 421,000 injuries as a result of distraction-affected crashes nationwide. Also, it is estimated that at any given moment during the daytime across the US, 660,000 people are using cell phones or electronic devices while driving. This behavior can increase by three times a driver's risk of getting into a crash.
Gresham Police will continue these enhanced enforcement efforts in the upcoming months.
According to ODOT crash data, 938 child passengers under the age of eight were killed or injured in a one year time period. Nearly one third of those children were either riding unrestrained or in the wrong type of safety restraint for their size. You can find more information about fitting stations at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/apps/cps/index.htm or http://oregonimpact.org/car-seat-resources/
During the targeted periods of enforcement during January and February 2015 Officers issued a total of 75 Safety Belt Citations with 16 of them being Child Restrain Citations, 34 Suspended or Revoked License Citations, 45 Excessive Speed Citations and 9 DUII Citations and or Warnings.
Distracted driving is a major contributor to traffic collisions. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012 there were 3,328 fatalities and 421,000 injuries as a result of distraction-affected crashes nationwide. Also, it is estimated that at any given moment during the daytime across the US, 660,000 people are using cell phones or electronic devices while driving. This behavior can increase by three times a driver's risk of getting into a crash.
Gresham Police will continue these enhanced enforcement efforts in the upcoming months.
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