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Oswego police issue 45 seat belt citations, 18 speeding tickets in special enforcement campaign · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police issued forty five seat belt citations, eighteen speeding tickets,
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  Speaker 1: and special enforcement campaign. Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlett. The Oswego Police Department issued forty five seat
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  Speaker 1: belt citations along with eighteen speeding tickets as part of
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  Speaker 1: its Memorial Day Clicket or Ticket enforcement campaign. The campaign,
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  Speaker 1: aimed at increasing seat belt use and keeping roads safe
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  Speaker 1: during one of the busiest travel periods of the year,
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  Speaker 1: ran from May fifteenth to May twenty sixth. The department
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  Speaker 1: also issued sixteen distracted driving citations, made five traffic arrests
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  Speaker 1: and two warrant arrests, and issued eight other citations. Thanks
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  Speaker 1: to the efforts of our officers, more drivers and passengers
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  Speaker 1: were reminded to buckle up, helping to prevent injuries and
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  Speaker 1: save lives. Department pokesperson Kathy Nevers said in a news release,
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  Speaker 1: every citation in safety check reinforces the message that seat
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  Speaker 1: belts work. The campaign's success reflects law enforcements commitment to
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  Speaker 1: roadway safety and reinforces the message that buckling up saves lives.
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  Speaker 1: The clicket or Ticket initiative is funded with Federal Highway
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  Speaker 1: Safety Funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. For
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  Speaker 1: more information on safe driving practices, go to its nodagamilinois
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  Speaker 1: dot com.