For Immediate Release: Monday, May 13, 2013
Last Friday night, (May 10), Montgomery County police officers teamed up with Gaithersburg police officers and Rockville City police
officers in a campaign to aggressively enforce the nighttime use of seatbelts. From approximately 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., officers were stationed at entrance and exit ramps of I-270 and I-495. (Heavy rain came into the area, which ended the operation early). The officers were observing vehicles for seatbelt non-compliance and other safety violations.
Here are some specific results of this nighttime seat belt enforcement :
Total Number of Traffic Citations Issued : 139Seat Belt Citations Issued : 44
Equipment Repair Orders Issued : 25
Warnings Issued: 59Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Arrests : 4Criminal Arrests: 2Criminal Citations Issued: 1Warrants Served : 1
Driving While Suspended Traffic Citations : 8
RLI
# # #
Release ID: 13-156
Media Contact: mcpnews
Categories: press-releases