A targeted statewide seat belt enforcement campaign is underway in the First State.
31 state, local, and municipal police agencies began the effort Monday. It runs through May 27th.
Daily checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted – mainly in the afternoons and evenings when officials say the majority of unrestrained injuries and fatal crashes occur.
The campaign also features a one-day effort May 20th when Delaware and Pennsylvania state police will target I-95 at the state line.
So far this year 50 percent of fatal crashes in Delaware involved people not wearing their seat belts. That’s compared to 29 percent at the same point a year ago.
Delaware law requires drivers and all passengers to wear a seat belt. Tickets issued go to the driver no matter who is unbuckled in the vehicle and come with $83.50 fine.