ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
For Immediate Release:
September 6, 2011
9:48 AM
For More Information Contact:
Trooper Mike Link
618.346.3524 - work
618.973.3050 - cell
mike.link@isp.state.il.us
Illinois State Police Announce Results of Roadside Safety Check.
Three People Arrested for DUI.
Collinsville, IL – The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the results of
a Roadside Safety Check held on Friday, September 2, 2011. The detail was
conducted on State Street at Elm Street, Alton, by ISP District 11 and
Alton Police Department.
Alcohol is involved in over 40 percent of fatal crashes in Illinois.
Roadside Safety checks are designed to remove alcohol-impaired drivers,
however, when other violations are observed such as driving with a
suspended or revoked license, operating a vehicle without a valid
registration or insurance, or safety belt violations, enforcement action
may be taken. The following citations and written warnings were issued at
the safety check:
Citations Warnings
Registration offenses 0 7
Driver's license offenses 14 8
Occupant restraint offenses 11 3
Equipment Offenses 0
2
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol 3 N/A
Other alcohol/drug arrests 10 N/A
Other Traffic Offenses 20
2
Criminal Arrests 7
N/A
TOTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY 65 22
This Roadside Safety Check was funded through a grant from the United
States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. The grant is administered by the Illinois Department of
Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.
(See attached file: RSCPost0902.pdf)
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