FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 21, 2010
Time: 8:46 AM
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Trooper Mike Link
618.346.3524
www.isp.state.il.us
mike.link@isp.state.il.us
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COLLINSVILLE, IL � Lieutenant Parsons, Interim District 11 Commander, announces the results of two roadside safety checks (RSC). One was conducted on December 17 at Illinois Route three and New Poag Rd. The other was conducted on December 18 at 4th St. and Broadway in East St. Louis. The two RSCs resulted in 100 citations issued.
Twenty-one citations were issued for driver license offenses, 27 people were issued citations for not wearing their seat belts, 35 alcohol related citations were issued, including three arrests for driving under the influence (DUI), and 17 other citations were issued. Four people where arrested for outstanding warrants and one person was arrested for possession of cannabis.
Some of the roadside safety checks are funded through a grant from the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, division of Traffic Safety.
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(See attached file: RSC1217&1810.pdf)(See attached file: RSC1217&1810.txt)
Trooper Mike Link (5222)
Illinois State Police District 11
Media Liaison/Safety Education Officer
618.346.3524 - Office
