For Immediate Release
Illinois State Police Announce Results of Recent Distracted Driving Enforcement
Effingham– Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lance Hinkle, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Effingham and Fayette County during October. 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: 3
Other types of distracted driving citations: 0
Total distracted driving citations: 24
Total distracted driving written warnings: 0
Total of all citations: 32
Total of all written warnings: 4
The extra enforcement patrols were made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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