Chief Reviewing Cops Seat Belt Use
Lincoln Police Chief Jim Peschong says seatbelt use among officers will be discussed following an officer's death in a traffic accident. Tony Howe, of York, died his way to work at the Lincoln Police Department when his car veered off Interstate 80 on Jan. 25. The accident investigator says Howe was not wearing a seat belt - and that he rarely did, at least in his own car. Peschong says he's worried if Howe wasn't buckled in, perhaps other officers haven't made it a habit either. He says it will be a topic in the command staff meeting. The department's standards of conduct include a requirement that all employees be belted in while operating or riding in vehicles leased or owned by the city.
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