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For Immediate Release – April 1, 2024
ISP Announce Result of Recent Distracted Driving Enforcement
Effingham– Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Effingham and Richland County during March. 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 21
Texting while driving citations 7
Other types of distracted driving citations 0
Total distracted driving citations 28
Total distracted driving written warnings 0
Total of all citations 43
Total of all written warnings 13
The extra enforcement patrols were made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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