ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: June 8, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 7:05 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 May
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for May 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,592 citations, 1,405 written warnings, and made 130 criminal arrests during the month of May. Speeding accounted for 1,011 citations and 634 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 226 traffic crashes, assisted 727 motorists, and conducted 196 commercial vehicle inspections, 33 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 22 arrests made for driving under the influence and 83 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced twelve traffic crash fatalities in May.
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
