COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - According to the Texas Department of Transportation , a little over 1000 people were killed in car crashes in Texas last year because they weren’t wearing seatbelts

The Click It or Ticket campaign aims to educate people about the importance of wearing their seatbelt, even if they’re just going down the street.

“During the period of this campaign, we’re really trying to drive home the point that seatbelts save lives, and so we are going to be issuing citations for people that are stopped or not wearing their seat belts,” Brazos County Sheriff Wayne Dicky explained.

Not buckling can cost you $200 in fines and court fees and $250 if children are not properly secured by seatbelts in moving vehicles (Gray Media)

Officers have ramped up patrols during the

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