Press Release - 05-18-2016

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Contacts:
Joe Morrissey             [email protected] 
Casey McNulty           [email protected]

 

MEDIA ADVISORY: XFINITY SERIES DRIVER TEAMS UP WITH NEW YORK STATE
TO ENHANCE SEAT BELT USE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE


On Thursday, May 19, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and local traffic safety partners will host a press conference featuring Xfinity driver Ross Chastain and his No. 4 Xfinity Series racecar to kick off a new campaign that raises awareness about the importance of wearing seat belts. The event will be held ahead of the annual statewide Buckle Up New York seatbelt enforcement mobilization from May 23 to June 5, when state and local law enforcement will be cracking down on motorists not wearing seat belts.

WHEN: Thursday, May 19, 2016. The press conference will begin at 10 a.m. 

WHERE: I-81 south rest area, between exits 44 and 43, near Watertown.

WHOChuck DeWeese, Assistant Commissioner, Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
            Jefferson County Sheriff Colleen O’Neill
            Xfinity series driver Ross Chastain
            A Camillus mother whose child’s life was saved by the proper use of safety restraints