Illinois State Police - Press Release

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

For Immediate Release:
April 7, 2011
11:09 a.m.

For More Information Contact:
Trooper Mike Link
618.346.3524 - work
618.973.3050 - cell
mike.link@isp.state.il.us

COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for March 2011.

Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,547 citations, 1,273 written warnings, and made 224 criminal arrests during the month of March. Speeding accounted for 774 citations and 533 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.

Troopers investigated 287 traffic crashes, assisted 856 motorists, and conducted 659 commercial vehicle inspections, 100 of which were placed out-of-service. There were 38 arrests made for driving under the influence and 91 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.

District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced four traffic crash fatalities in March. According to the National Safety Council the major contributing factors to motor-vehicle deaths in the United States are lack of occupant protection, alcohol, speeding, young drivers, distractions, and large trucks. In an effort to reduce fatalities, the Illinois State Police uses enforcement activities and educational programs to fight these major contributing factors.

(See attached file: SummaryMarch.pdf)

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