Law enforcement authorities in several Midwestern states are participating in a regional crackdown on holiday motorists who violate seat belt and other traffic safety laws.
Midwest administrator Michael Witter with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the effort is focusing on nighttime hours from Tuesday, Nov. 25 through the Thanksgiving weekend and has a simple goal: to save lives.
He says officers don’t enjoy writing tickets but it’s far worse to have to notify next of kin after a fatal crash.
The regional mobilization involves the state police agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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