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Post 3 Click It or Ticket Summary

Date of News Release: 06/04/2010

(Bowling Green, Ky.) -- The Post Commander, Captain Bill Payton of the Kentucky State Police, Post 3 is reporting the following activity during the May, 2009, Click It Or Ticket campaign.

Troopers and Detectives issued a total of 1289 citations and arrested 116 people during the two-week Click It Or Ticket campaign. Of the citations written, 272 were for speeding, 12 for no child restraint, and 546 citations for no seatbelts. Twenty people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Forty two people were cited or arrested for operating on suspended licenses and 127 people were cited for no insurance. Three hundred and twenty-one citations were issued for various other traffic violations.

In addition, 12 felony arrests were made, 18 people were arrested for drug related offenses, and 24 fugitives were apprehended.

The Bowling Green Post encompasses Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Simpson, and Warren counties. To contact the Bowling Green Post, you may call (270) 782-2010 or 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state).