ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: April 18, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 8:14 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 March
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for March 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,365 citations, 1,007 written warnings, and made 138 criminal arrests during the month of March. Speeding accounted for 944 citations and 476 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 186 traffic crashes, assisted 673 motorists, and conducted 165 commercial vehicle inspections, 21 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 34 arrests made for driving under the influence and 91 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced seven traffic crash fatalities in March.
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
