ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: May 06, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 9:13 a.m. | 618.346.3524 - Office |
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| mike.link@isp.state.il.us |
Illinois State Police District 11 Announces Monthly Activity for April
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for April 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,314 citations, 1,068 written warnings, and made 148 criminal arrests during the month of April. Speeding accounted for 986 citations and 397 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 209 traffic crashes, assisted 570 motorists, and conducted 159 commercial vehicle inspections, 32 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 29 arrests made for driving under the influence and 69 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced three 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.
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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
