The Fairview Heights Police Department issued eleven seatbelt and child safety seat citations during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort. Our agency also issued fourteen other citations to include 4 citations for Suspended/Revoked licenses.
Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers off the roads and more people buckled up. The enforcement campaign took place from Nov. 19 through Nov 29.
During the mobilization, extra emphasis was placed on enforcement during latenight hours, when statistics show the most unbuckled and impaired driving fatalities occur.
The Thanksgiving enforcement effort was made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.