Click it or Ticket coming up
DALTON, Ga. – The Dalton Police Department will participate in the annual Click it or Ticket campaign to encourage seat belt use this month, according to a news release.
The campaign starts today and runs through Nov. 25, Officer Steve Zahn said in the release. Patrol and traffic enforcement officers will be ticketing motorists and passengers not using safety belts and child seats.
Zahn cited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data showing 51 percent of people killed in vehicle crashes weren’t restrained.
During the event, the Dalton department also is offering free checks to make sure child safety seats are installed properly.
Paving project set for Highway 146
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Transportation has let a $400,000 contract for rebuilding the shoulder and resurfacing just over two miles of state Highway 146 in Catoosa County, a news release states.