| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 3054 | 2015-05-17 | Troop D | Click It or Ticket Seat Belt and Sobriety Checkpoints Scheduled for Calcasieu Parish |
TROOP D NEWS RELEASE May 17, 2015 Click It or Ticket Seat Belt and Sobriety Checkpoints Scheduled for Calcasieu Parish LAKE CHARLES - In an effort to increase seat belt usage and combat impaired driving in our area Louisiana State Police Troop D, in partnership with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, plans to conduct seat belt compliance and DWI checkpoints as we approach the Memorial Day Weekend. The first checkpoint is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 21, 2015, from approximately 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Calcasieu Parish. The second checkpoint is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 22, 2015, from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Calcasieu Parish. Our mission will be to ticket vehicle occupants who are not properly restrained or who choose not to properly restrain children in the vehicle as well as to remove impaired drivers from the highway before they cause injury or death to themselves or others. Last year, 58 percent of vehicle occupants who died in crashes in our state were not wearing a seat belt. Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective thing motorists can do to protect themselves in the event of a crash. Louisiana state law requires vehicle occupants in all seating positions to be properly restrained, day and night. Children are required to be properly restrained in an age and weight appropriate restraint. Click It or Ticket. Motorists are asked to designate a sober driver before traveling to any place where alcohol will be consumed. Drive sober or get pulled over. To report impaired drivers, motorists are encouraged to dial *LSP (*577) from their cellular phone or to contact their local law enforcement agency. Support for these checkpoints is provided by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Contact Information: | |||
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