IDOT Memorial Day Post Campaign

NEWS RELEASE – The Shiloh Police Department announces ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign numbers

SHILOH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Contact: Captain Jesse Phillips
Contact Number: 618-632-9047

Shiloh, Illinois — The Shiloh Police Department today announced it issued 23 citations during the recent Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period.

Through the Memorial Day enforcement campaign, we helped make Illinois roads safer and spread the word that seat belts and child safety restraints save lives.

While Illinois’ 2021 seat belt compliance rate was 93.5%, unbelted occupants still account for over half of those killed in traffic crashes. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign aims to change the behavior of the millions of people who don’t buckle up. Thousands of lives could be saved each year if every vehicle occupant was properly restrained when traveling.

During the enforcement period, the Shiloh Police Department wrote 16 citations for seat belt violations and took the following additional actions:

• 4 citations for operating uninsured vehicle
• 1 citation for a child passenger safety violation
• 1 citation for suspended driver’s license
• 1 citation for suspended vehicle registration
• 23 written warnings for additional traffic violations

The Illinois “Click It or Ticket” campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal highway safety funds.