From Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 the Junction City Police Department will join other Kansas law enforcement agencies to stop what has been likened to an epidemic in Kansas. In 2016, 44 children age infant to 19 lost their lives due to car crashes in Kansas. Sadly, almost half of those children were not wearing their seat belts.

According to the 2017 Kansas observational seat belt survey, children are much more likely to be buckled up if the driver is wearing their seat belt.  If the driver is buckled, about 98% of the children are restrained. If the driver is not buckled, only about 29% of the observed children were buckled.

Starting on Oct. 28 and continuing through Nov. 1, law enforcement across Kansas will be extra vigilant when patrolling around schools. officers will issue citations to anyone who does not obey Kansas law.