ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: October 9, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 8:30 a.m. | 618.346.3524 - Office |
| 618.973.3050 - Cell | |
| mike.link@isp.state.il.us |
Illinois State Police District 11 Announces Monthly Activity for September
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for September.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 1,942 citations, 1,343 written warnings, and made 89 criminal arrests during the month of September. Speeding accounted for 952 citations and 276 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 166 traffic crashes, assisted 457 motorists, and conducted 196 commercial vehicle inspections, 42 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 22 arrests made for driving under the influence and 70 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced seven traffic crash fatalities in September.
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.
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One Driving Fatality is One too Many and the Illinois State Police is Committed to Driving Zero Fatalities to a Reality
www.isp.state.il.us / TDD: 1-800-255-3323
