MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY “CLICK IT OR TICKET” ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN 2011
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SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office EVENT: MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY “CLICK IT OR TICKET” ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN 2011 LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: EL PASO COUNTY, TX 2011 DATE / TIME: Sunday, May 22, 2011 – Gathering at 10:00 a.m./ Send off at 12 pm RESULT: TORCH RUN KICKS OFF |
RELEASE DATE / TIME : 05-23-2011 10:50 AM
SEATBELT ENFORCEMENT 
EL PASO, TX- Beginning today May 23, 2011 through June 5, 2011, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) utilized a grant for SEATBELT ENFORCEMENT. The purpose of this push is to maximize the visibility of enforcement to the public focusing on drivers not wearing their seatbelts during the peak of the upcoming holiday traffic.
GOALS & STRATEGIES:
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To increase effective enforcement and adjudication of traffic safety-related laws to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.
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To increase occupant restraint use in all passenger vehicles and trucks.
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Increase enforcement of occupant protection laws.
The enforcement program begins today 05/23 & continues through the Memorial Day Holiday weekend until Sunday, June 5, 2011.
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy