Illinois State Police - Press Release

(See attached file: JanSummary.pdf)

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Jonathon E. Monken - Acting Director

For Immediate Release:
February 3, 2011
02:40 p.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 (ISP) District 11 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for January 2011.

ISP District 11 Troopers issued 1,327 traffic citations and made 105 criminal arrests during the month of January. Troopers investigated 256 traffic crashes, assisted 984 motorists, and conducted 383 commercial vehicle and driver inspections, 51 of which were placed out-of-service. Two-hundred-ten individuals were cited for occupant restraint violations and 34 drivers were arrested for DUI. Fifty-four citations were also issued for other alcohol related violations.

District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced five traffic crash fatalities in January. 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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