EKB News

{Kentucky}...During the annual Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign held May 23rd through June 5th, Kentucky law enforcement agencies gave motorists 21,348 citations for not wearing their seat belts. The effort, coordinated by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety and supported by more than 240 state and local law enforcement agencies, led to 1,347 drunk driving arrests, 1,381 felony arrests, and 1,156 drug arrests. Officers also recovered 80 stolen vehicles, apprehended 2,003 fugitives and issued 10,995 speeding tickets, 579 reckless driving tickets and 6,859 citations for no proof of car insurance. Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock says the goal of the Click It or Ticket campaign is not to write tickets, but to save lives.