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New Click It Or Ticket Campaign Kicks Off

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A new Click It Or Ticket campaign kicked off Monday.

The Colorado Department of Transportation launched the program focused on Weld County.

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On average in Colorado, only 84 percent of people buckle up. In rural counties, that rate is even lower.

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CDOT brought in cars involved in accidents where someone wasn't wearing a seat belt.

Becky Schneider lost her 21-year-old son Justin when he lost control of his truck four years ago while he wasn't buckled up.

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Last year, 23 people in Weld County died because they weren't wearing seat belts. That's the highest fatality rate in all of Colorado.

LINK: CDOT's Click It Or Ticket In Rural Colorado

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