Fremont County Click it or Ticket Campaign nets more than 600 traffic stops

As part of the countywide, multiagency Click it or Ticket enforcement operation this past holiday weekend, Fremont County law enforcement issued 14 seat belt tickets, six child safety seat tickets and arrested three drunk drivers.

During the four-day operation, area law enforcement made 660 traffic stops and issued 117 speeding tickets, 91 other tickets and issued 254 warnings.

Two separate fatal motorcycle crashes occurred over the weekend. One crash took place in Riverton and another near Riverton on Riverview Road. The crashes remain under investigation by their respective agencies.

Fremont County law enforcement agencies have completed nine multiagency traffic safety operations since 2016, and another three are planned for the remainder of the 2017. The next operation will be over the busy July 4 weekend.

The purpose of the Click it or Ticket enforcement operation is to educate drivers about safety belts and to remind people it’s always better to buckle up. Fremont County law enforcement looks to reinforce the importance of wearing seat belts and to enforce the state’s zero-tolerance stance toward impaired driving.

Agencies staffing the Fremont County operation include the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Lander Police Department, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Riverton Police Department, Shoshoni Police Department, Wyoming State Park Rangers and the Wind River Police Department.

Partners in the Click it or Ticket campaign include Injury Prevention Resources and Wyoming Department of Transportation.

According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, there have been 39 fatalities on Wyoming roads to date, as compared to 22 this time last year.

Funding for the impaired driving and seat belt campaigns is possible through a federal grant secured by the WYDOT’s Highway Safety Office.