| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 4742 | 2010-12-14 | Troop E | Safety Checkpoint Scheduled For Friday Night |
| LOUISIANA STATE POLICE COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent News Release Date: December 14, 2010 Safety Checkpoint Scheduled For Friday Night Louisiana State Police will be partnering with the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office this Friday, December 17, 2010. This effort by law enforcement is primarily to increase seatbelt compliance, but other violations observed will also be enforced. The safety checkpoint will take place from approximately 8:00 pm to 12:00 am, weather and traffic conditions permitting, in Avoyelles Parish. Every driver upon the roadway should ensure that he/she is properly restrained and that every passenger in his/her vehicle is properly restrained. Lack of seatbelt usage is still the leading cause of fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Not only do we need to ensure that our children are properly restrained in an approved child restraint system, but we need to ensure that every person in the vehicle is properly restrained. Those persons not properly restrained become high-speed projectiles when a crash occurs. This factor alone can cause serious injury or death to other occupants in the vehicle. Note: In a 30 mph crash, a 15-pound child can generate an impact force greater than 450 pounds. While not all crashes are survivable, seatbelts can greatly decrease the occupant’s chance of death and will greatly reduce the extent of injury. Contact: S/T Scott Moreau Louisiana State Police Troop E Public Affairs Office: (318) 769-9USA (872) www.lsp.org _______________________________________________________
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