Memorial Day brings lots of travel and the increased awareness of being safe on roadways. 

The Illinois Department of Transportation and police around the state are stepping up enforcement efforts to get people buckled up when they are in the car. The “Boarder to Boarder” seatbelt campaign is underway now through the Memorial Day holiday. Law enforcement will be out looking for passengers not buckled up. IDOT’s Guy Tridgell,

The Memorial Day weekend can be deadly for some behind the wheel. Tridgell says about a dozen lives are lost each year over this weekend in traffic accidents.