'Seat Belts Saves Lives' campaign kicks off in Merced County

Authorities accidental of the 56 deadly crashes successful Merced County successful 2024, much than 20% of the victims were not decently restrained.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Several North Valley agencies are taking enactment to assistance forestall roadway tragedies successful Merced County.

The California Highway Patrol, Merced Police and the Merced County Sheriff's Office kicked disconnected their "Seat Belts Saves Lives Campaign" Monday.

They're urging radical to usage their spot belts, which tin trim the hazard of decease successful a clang by astir 45 percent.

Authorities accidental of the 56 deadly crashes successful Merced County successful 2024, much than 20 percent of the victims were not decently restrained.

"Some of the probe shows teens and young adults stay particularly vulnerable," says Merced County Lt. Raymond Framstad. "They proceed to correspond the higher percent of unrestrained fatalities we are seeing."

The agencies volition summation patrols, behaviour checkpoints and tally acquisition campaigns successful an effort to trim clang injuries and prevention lives.