Metro Police, along with the Nevada Highway Patrol and UNLV Police will be saturating the valley, looking for seat belt violators.

This weekend they’ll be focusing their efforts in the southwest part of the valley, looking for traffic and seat belt violations. Next weekend police will be patrolling the northwest part of town.

Police are specifically looking for teens who aren’t using their seat belts. They’re looking to reduce traffic deaths, specifically in the age group of 16-20-years-old.

According to the Nevada Department of Public Safety teens have higher fatality and injury rates in motor vehicle crashes than any other age group.

Police say the best way to prevent traffic injuries and deaths is through seat belt use.

Police say they’ll be looking for both drivers and passengers not wearing their seat belts and who drive while impaired. Officers will aggressively enforce seat belt laws with a no tolerance approach to violators.

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