Illinois State Police Announces Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols

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For Immediate Release – Monday, June 3, 2024

PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Captain Brian Dickmann, announces the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Macon and Vermillion Counties during May. These ACE patrols allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving
and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs.

Violations/ Enforcement Activity

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Citations –

Other Alcohol/Drug Citations –

Occupant Restraint Offenses 13

Registration Offenses 11

Driver’s License Offenses 13

Insurance Violations 5

Total Citations/Arrests 45

Total Written Warnings 16

Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 39 minutes in the United States. The ACE program allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUI offenders from the road.

This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”