MCPD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUCKLE UP IN YOUR TRUCK CAMPAIGN

Chief James F. Blair announces that the Morgan City Police Department will be participating in the "Buckle Up in Your Truck" campaign from Friday April 21, 2017 through Thursday April 27, 2017. Pick-up trucks comprise 25 percent of the vehicle fleet in Louisiana. State observation surveys and fatality data show that pickup truck drivers and passengers fall well behind occupants of other kinds of passenger vehicles when it comes to wearing seat belts. Pick-up trucks are two times more likely to rollover than cars in fatal crashes. The LHSC is funding a high-visibility enforcement and awareness campaign to encourage seat belt usage and reduce unrestrained fatalities among our pick-up truck drivers and passengers. Taking the time to buckle up before every trip is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash. Officers will be conducting patrols focusing on and assuring that both driver and passenger are properly restrained. Buckle Up In Your Truck or you will get a ticket!