The Franklin Police Department is stepping up its seat-belt enforcement efforts from now until Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7.
The department received $45,000 in state grant money to put extra squads on the road for speeding and drunken driving enforcement. Those officers will also be paying special attention to drivers and passengers not wearing seat belts, police Sgt. Eric Schroeder said.
A new state law dictates that drivers can be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. In past years, officers could issue seat belt tickets only after stopping someone for a different offense, Schroeder said.
The Franklin Police Department's initiative coincides with a state Department of Transportation traffic safety campaign, featuring television and radio messages from Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver.
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