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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has announced that extra traffic safety patrols during the month of July have resulted in 2,184 citations.

Forty-eight law enforcement agencies took part in the extra patrols. Of the total citations, 970 were for failure to use a proper safety restraint and 35 were child restraint citations. Tickets for speeding totaled 1,195 citations. Out of the traffic stops, there were six felony violations, 20 drug arrests and eight DUIs.

Increased law enforcement is one element of a collaborative effort to eliminate roadway deaths in North Dakota. On average, over 60 percent of those who die while riding or operating a passenger vehicle or pickup are not wearing a seat belt.