Lincoln Police Chief Jim Peschong says seat belt use among officers will be discussed following an officer's death in a traffic accident.

Tony Howe, of York, died his way to work when his car veered off
Interstate 80 on Jan. 25.

Friday that investigators say 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.