ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: March 15, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 7:23 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 February
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain B. Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for February 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,176 citations, 955 written warnings, and made 194 criminal arrests during the month of February. Speeding accounted for 809 citations and 413 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 193 traffic crashes, assisted 612 motorists, and conducted 207 commercial vehicle inspections, 27 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 27 arrests made for driving under the influence and 87 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced six traffic crash fatalities in February.
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
