PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Click It or Ticket
Cass County Sheriff’s Office Encourages Motorist to Buckle Up and Arrive Alive
Public Information Officer:
June 8th, 2009
Cpl. Kevin Tieman,
Cass County Sheriff’s Office
816-380-8615 (Office)
816-738-4394 (Cell)
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office participated in the national Click It or Ticket mobilization conducted May 18-31. During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 36 traffic tickets including: 31 speeding tickets and 5 other traffic violations. One felony arrest was made as a result of the crackdown.
“Safety belts are your single best defense in a crash,” stated Sheriff Dwight Diehl “Law enforcement will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and Arrive Alive.”
Funding for this effort was provided through a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety Center.