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Illinois State Police Announce Results of Recent Distracted Driving Enforcement
Pesotum – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Captain Bryan Pruitt, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Macon / Vermilion County during April. This program provided extra patrol coverage for ISP officers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws.
| Violations | Enforcement Activity |
| Hand-held phone/device citations | 17 |
| Texting while driving citations | 4 |
| Other types of distracted driving citations | 0 |
| Total distracted driving citations | 21 |
| Total distracted driving written warnings | 0 |
| Total of all citations | 32 |
| Total of all written warnings | 5 |
The extra enforcement patrols were made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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