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For Immediate Release
Illinois State Police Announces Results 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, White, Marion, and Richland counties during May. 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: 49
Texting while driving citations: 8
Other types of distracted driving citations: 0
Total distracted driving citations: 57
Total distracted driving written warnings: 0
Total of all citations: 71
Total of all written warnings: 7
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation
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