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good morning good morning there's more people here than that I can see you good morning welcome to Orange County thank you very much for being here today welcome to the Division of Motor Vehicles Waystation and I got to say that everything that we use eat and buy comes to us by way of transport trailers and this is often some of the most forgotten law enforcement officers in our force at the weights and motors places here as we ride by I look over and wave at them they're doing a hard job and I'm proud of the work that they do throughout the state to make sure that our roadways are safe it's been said that many hands make light work and I believe that that's true as you look around and all the partners that are here today and think about the fact that the law enforcement leaders have made a decision to be involved with Mothers Against Drunk Driving mark ezel Cheryl Leonard and the other law enforcement representatives across the state have made it very easy to be part of something big I believe that we're better trained better prepared and better equipped to do that work than we ever have been we are totally committed to this endeavor and the mission of man and I appreciate the fact that all of you are here today to help in that endeavor and support us as well without you we couldn't do the work that we're doing Cheryl mark thank you very much for what you're doing we've got a lot of dignitaries here including our governor I don't know who all of you are but I know you're here so thank you for being here thank you for supporting us and I'll turn it over to mark is ill [Applause] thank you very much Sheriff it is an honor to be here in Orange County with governor Cooper with the colonel and with the other dignitaries we have here today I see Commissioner Causey is here with the Department of Insurance I see the chief of Durham thank you very much for being here and all of you who are here today we've got a little bit of issues here with the mic so I'll just speak to here thank you folks I hope this works my name is mark ezel I'm the director of the North Carolina governors highway safety program our office works to promote efforts across North Carolina to keep our citizens safe and to help them avoid roadway presses we do that in a variety of different ways including today's initiative around the Thanksgiving click it or ticket campaign unfortunately we have people in North Carolina who would dying on our roadways every day many of them are dying as a result of their failure to simply wear a seatbelt this is tragic any time of year but it's especially tragic around the Thanksgiving holidays last year and that around Thanksgiving we had 20 people killed on our state's roadways of those 2013 over 60 percent were not wearing a seatbelt so that's why starting today through December first members of law enforcement going to be out across the state from Murphy to Manteo as part of the Thanksgiving click it or ticket campaign we could not do this without the great partnerships that we have across North Carolina with law enforcement with policy makers with other departments in North Carolina that are made this is success among those great partners has been the North Carolina Highway Patrol and that's why I'm pleased that we've had have today Colonel Gwyn with the North Carolina Highway Patrol to talk a little bit about the work that they're doing I encouraged the colonel to end this with having State Highway Patrol helicopters dropped live turkeys the colonel dissuaded me from that idea and I think where we're going to have today is a great event where we highlight that no matter how a patrol and other partners across North Carolina that have made this a success so colonel I'm going to hand this decrepit microphone over to you and how do you do a little better job with it than I do [Applause] are you soon are you sure I'm sure right now all right good morning to all Governor Cooper come on back testing test testing that's just good morning to all in attendance governor Cooper direct as L Commissioner Kazi all of our distinguished guests thank you all for being here as we kick off this campaign on behalf of the men and women of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol I take great privilege in joining each of you as we kick off and announce this important campaign a campaign that has contributed to saving thousands of lives of motorists who travel on our highways to their intended destination the kickoff in this announcement is intentional that we do it on this day as we begin the busiest travel period in the state of North Carolina with our Thanksgiving travel holiday among the vast number of public safety partners who are all here today we all share in a common mission a mission to ensure public safety for all communities we so humbly strive to serve while individual men while individual missions among our collective organizations contrast from one another the end result and the overall purpose of all is synonymous one way we can jointly obtain our mission to prolong life is to consistently stress the importance of using a seatbelt the life-saving tool provided nearly everyone who travels on our roadways is far too often overlooked law enforcement is critical but personal responsibility is even more important last year the State Highway Patrol investigated 355 fatal collisions where an occupant was inside a vehicle and had a seat belt provided to them but they failed to use it and it ultimately resulted in their deaths seven fatal collisions that involved children who were not properly restrained in an approved car seat that's 362 total decisions which affected 362 families causing devastation to 362 families forever these statistics should be unacceptable for every law enforcement partner who is represented here today our goal with this in mind we cannot discontinue our efforts to raise awareness of the importance of wearing seatbelts and child restraint devices collectively there is far too much work that needs to be done our mission is simple ensure all motorists are adhering to our seatbelt laws and never waver until this mission is accomplished my hope is to one day report that we have achieved our collective goal of zero lives being lost on our highways due to 100% seatbelt compliance rates as we launched this click it or ticket campaign I urge everyone in attendance to help share our public safety message please buckle up every seat every time and thank you all for your attendance and being here thank you thank you colonel for those inspiring words you know it takes the work of everyone in my view today and others to really make a successful campaign like this the Thanksgiving click it or ticket campaign involves law enforcement officers from Murphy tomania and departments large and small in making and helping keep North Carolinians safe on our roadways it's not simply the fact that they're here to give a ticket it's also the fact that they are here to protect lives and that the fact that they are here doing the great work that's being done from now until the end of this campaign has a deterrent effect on North Carolinians across North Gate now I got to say we could not do any of this though without strong leadership there has not been a stronger leader on traffic safety issues in the past 30 years than governor Roy Cooper from the time that he has been in the North County General Assembly to his years as Attorney General to now his role as governor of this state he has been a strong supporter of law enforcement and of traffic safety initiatives I am pleased and proud to serve as the director of the North Carolina governors highway safety program and to take leadership from one of the finest public servants I know governor Roy Cooper governor thank you Mark growing up on the farm in Eastern North Carolina you had to holler to communicate when dad's tractor would break down in the field he'd say son bring me that wrench I'd say okay and bring in the wrench so that's what we're gonna do today mark ezel thank you so much for your leadership of the North Carolina governors highway safety program it is saving lives every day and we're grateful for that Sheriff Charles Blackwood and your entire department we're grateful for the hard work that you do in the strong leadership that you show in Orange County Colonel Glen McNeil grateful for your leadership of the North Carolina Highway Patrol those brave men and women who patrol our highways whenever they make a stop they never know who may be in that car or what danger may face them and we've got to be grateful for those men and women every single day Insurance Commissioner Mike Kazi thank you for being here I know you want to keep everybody's insurance rates lower so we want to make sure that accidents don't happen that we can prevent them when we can local government officials thank you for being here thank you for the Department of Transportation members for being here and I know we're going to hear from someone who was saved by wearing a seatbelt you know during this holiday season is to be a happy time but we know that some families will experience the tragedy of losing a life on our highways sometime over the holiday there are ways to reduce these tragedies it only takes a split second for a car accident to happen but it only takes about two seconds to put on a seatbelt in 2018 fourteen hundred and forty lives were lost on North Carolina roadways that's a 1400 families who lost a loved one people who lost friends communities that lost important people in their neighborhood many of these crashes were preventable if people in the car would choose to buckle up I want to say to all of the men and women of law enforcement thank you for your courage thank you for working to enforce this law to remind people to pay attention and it's not just seatbelts as prevention of drunk driving is prevention of driving while texting or driving while distracted or driving while thinking about something else we've got everyone to remember that when you're out on that Highway not only can you put your own life in danger but the lives of others and the lives of the people who are driving driving with you thank you to all of the first responders who are here who help every day to the EMS and the fire departments so grateful for your work and I want to thank each and every one of you for what you do to keep us safe we also lose law enforcement officers in the line of duty sometimes on the highway trying to enforce those laws and just last week we lost the sheriff's deputy in Northampton County McKean Brooks in the line of duty to his family and all the families of law enforcement that we have lost we hope God will be with you during these holidays and that family and friends will help you to remember the good things Thanksgiving should be a time of celebration so let's do our part as we travel during this time of year and make sure everyone in our car is wearing a seatbelt thank you very much [Applause] Thank You governor for those inspiring words and for the years of support that you have provided all of our efforts to keep North Carolinians safe the governor alluded to the fact that we lost a law enforcement officer just last week and we have in North Carolina flags have been flying at half-staff in honor of deputy Brooks we have also a trooper here today who we didn't lose who's got a compelling story to tell about the importance of seatbelt use so I'm now going to call on trooper Brian Jones to tell us his personal story about the importance of seatbelt use thank you [Music] morning Thank You governor Cooper where are we now barkis l it's an honor to be in your presence along with firefighters first responders law enforcement and other gifts my name is Brian Jones in the last second decision to buckle up on April 14 2018 saved my life my children's life my family I was traveling on us 70 in Johnson County near the city one is plate right movie on a snowmobile I attempted to stop that vehicle and a chase ensued traveling several miles throughout the county before suspect vehicle traveled off the roadway it come back onto the roadway and struck my left front quarter panel my patrol get our cars locked we traveled into a deep ditch ultimately my car turned upside down I was suspended by my seatbelt momentarily but I was able to make a decision to escape the vehicle once the vehicle it stopped moving I made a man now have had that opportunity that I'll not be wearing my seat belt that day my story is one of survival with many people as we've heard don't makes it the choice the buckle themselves up or their children I'm asking you to please buckle up in every seat every time we iterate with the colonel that convey seat belt not only saved me from minor injuries but it saved my life what could hurt it thank you drover thank you very much for those wise words these our officers and also notes at around this area we have best part here we also want to welcome in her to visit her joke too my school [Applause]