Quincy Police Department releases Thanksgiving enforcement numbers

QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department conducted a traffic safety campaign from Nov. 22 to Dec. 2 aimed at reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober. The “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization was carried out by Quincy Police Department in collaboration with state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce fatalities.

During the campaign, Quincy Police Department reported the following enforcement outcomes:

• 39 speeding citations.
• 12 occupant restraint citations.
• 0 electronic device use citations.
• 0 DUI arrests.
• 6 other traffic citations.
• 57 traffic arrests.
• 0 criminal arrests

“We issue tickets to remind drivers and passengers that seat belt use isn’t a suggestion. It’s the law,” Sgt. Ryan Witt said in a press release. “This year’s campaign was successful in grabbing people’s attention with highly visible enforcement methods. As always, our goal is a safe community with safe drivers.”

The Thanksgiving enforcement effort was made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.