Lincoln Police ticket 17 for seat belt violations over Thanksgiving weekend

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Police were busy over Thanksgiving weekend making sure drivers stayed safe and wore seat belts.

On Tuesday, police released the results of its 2022 “Click it or Ticket” enforcement project which went from Wednesday to Sunday.

Over the holiday weekend, officers cited 17 drivers for seat belt violations, while another six were just given warnings, police reported.

Two drivers were also ticketed for child seat belt violations, according to police.

Officers pulled over 59 drivers for speeding, but only 42 of them were ticketed.

In total, officers made 163 traffic citations or arrests.  They also issued 110 warning citations, police reported.

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