It all started about 7:15 a.m. this Wednesday morning when the Chillicothe Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a seatbelt and child restraint enforcement operation.
The CPD reports the operation was set to target parents and young drivers who were not using proper vehicle restraints for themselves and/or their child passengers and was conducted on Maple Street, JFK Avenue, and Tenth Street in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Chillicothe Police Department officials say that the operation was targeted for the drivers delivering children to Field Elementary School and took place for approximately a 45 minute period.
During the checkpoint officers and troopers obtained the following results:
12 total citations
3 citations for a child under the age of 16 w/o a safety belt.
5 citations for child under the age of 8 w/o a safety belt or safety seat
2 citations for an adult w/o a safety belt (driver)
1 citation for no insurance.
1 citation for stop sign violation
7 total warnings
2 warnings for a child under the age of 16 w/o a safety belt
1 warning for no proof of insurance
2 warning for stop sign violation
2 miscellaneous warnings
The purpose of this enforcement operation is to ensure the safety of the drivers, passengers, and children of the vehicles. The Chillicothe Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol are working together to make the roads safer for everyone. We are proud to say the numbers of buckled up drivers and passengers are significantly higher that normal. The purpose of these enforcement areas is to get people to buckle up.
Chillicothe Police Department
