Seat belt enforcement patrols find more than seat belt violators

Between May 21 and June 3, extra law enforcement patrolled Grant and Adams Counties roads at night looking for unbuckled drivers.

During the patrols in Grant and Adams Counties, 88 seatbelt tickets were written, in addition to one DUI, 34 speeding infractions, 27 cell phone and texting tickets, 23 child passenger safety infractions, one misdemeanor drug arrest was made, as well as 23 uninsured motorists and 12 suspended/revoked license violations were written.

Ten years ago, during June 2002, the seat belt law changed from a secondary to a primary law, meaning that law enforcement officers cou...