Statewide ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off ahead of holiday weekend

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As the Thanksgiving holiday weekend approaches, law enforcement is cracking down on drivers wearing their seat belt.

The annual campaign kicked off Monday and runs through Sunday.

Lack of seatbelt use is a primary contributor to fatalities and injuries in vehicle crashes, and more than 40% of automobile fatalities are unbuckled. Last year in North Carolina, 563 people died, and 6,490 were seriously injured in unbuckled crashes, according to the NCDOT.

They say a total 17 people were killed and 91 injured during the week of Thanksgiving in 2022.