Illinois State Police - Press Release

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director

For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2011
10:10 AM

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 April 2011.

Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,660 citations, 1,011 written warnings, and made 176 criminal arrests during the month of April. Speeding accounted for 947 citations and 667 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.

Troopers investigated 245 traffic crashes, assisted 782 motorists, and conducted 383 commercial vehicle inspections, 60 of which were placed out-of-service. There were 33 arrests made for driving under the influence and 84 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 April. 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: SummaryApril.pdf)

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