GRESHAM POLICE CONTINUE WATCHING FOR DUII DRIVERS AND ENFORCING SAFETY BELT LAWS
News Release from Gresham Police Dept
Posted on FlashAlert: April 13th, 2015 10:35 AM
With the help of funding through the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 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.
Children that either are riding unrestrained or in the wrong type of safety restraint for their size are often injured or killed in traffic accidents. Safety belts save lives and the NHTSA data show that as children get older they are less likely to buckle up. Over the past 5 years, 1,552 kids between the ages of 8 and 14 died in car, SUV and van crashes across the nation - of those who died, almost half were not belted. You can find more information about fitting stations at the following websites: http://www.nhtsa.gov/apps/cps/index.htm or at http://oregonimpact.org/car-seat-resources/
During the first three months of 2015, Gresham Officers working specific hours dedicated to these missions issued a total 77 Safety Belt Citations with 18 of them being Child Restrain Citations, 40 Suspended or Revoked License Citations, 17 DUII Citations and or Warnings and 206 citations or warnings for other offenses.
Gresham Police will continue these enhanced enforcement efforts in the upcoming months.
Children that either are riding unrestrained or in the wrong type of safety restraint for their size are often injured or killed in traffic accidents. Safety belts save lives and the NHTSA data show that as children get older they are less likely to buckle up. Over the past 5 years, 1,552 kids between the ages of 8 and 14 died in car, SUV and van crashes across the nation - of those who died, almost half were not belted. You can find more information about fitting stations at the following websites: http://www.nhtsa.gov/apps/cps/index.htm or at http://oregonimpact.org/car-seat-resources/
During the first three months of 2015, Gresham Officers working specific hours dedicated to these missions issued a total 77 Safety Belt Citations with 18 of them being Child Restrain Citations, 40 Suspended or Revoked License Citations, 17 DUII Citations and or Warnings and 206 citations or warnings for other offenses.
Gresham Police will continue these enhanced enforcement efforts in the upcoming months.
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