The annual “Click it or Ticket” News Conference was held yesterday at OPD. According to TXDOT, last year 982 Texans died as a result of not wearing their seat belts. There were also 43 crashes in Ector County in which people not wearing seat belts sustained fatal or serious injuries. Between May 20^th and June 2^nd of this year, the Odessa Police Department will increase seat belt enforcement. Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective step motorists can take to protect themselves in a crash as it significantly reduces the risk of dying.