As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacation, Warren County Sheriff?s Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to remind motorists to ?Click It or Ticket.? From May 24 through June 6, participating agencies across the state will increase seat belt enforcement as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration?s (NHTSA) nationwide mobilization.
According to Tennessee?s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), 403 people killed in Tennessee traffic crashes last year were not wearing a seat belt. This represents approximately 33 percent of the state?s total traffic fatalities in 2020.
According to NHTSA, in 2019, there were 9,466 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States.