At the end of the recent Click It or Ticket campaign in Albemarle County, more than one-thousand tickets were issued.
According to police, in the multiple checkpoints set up across the county, a total of 1,812 vehicles were stopped and 1,192 citations were issued during the two-week period from May 18-May 31.
The majority of the tickets issued were for speeding violations (670). Other violations included 153 inspection violations, 72 registration violations, 40 drivers without a license, and 28 drivers with suspended or revoked licenses. There were also 48 tickets handed out for seat belt or child restraint violations.
Also during the two-week campaign, 14 arrests for driving under the influence were made and 108 vehicle crashes were investigated.
Virginia State Police and the Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office assisted Albemarle County Police during the campaign.