ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: July 18, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 2:31 p.m.. | 618.346.3524 - Office |
| 618.973.3050 - Cell | |
| mike.link@isp.state.il.us |
Illinois State Police District 11 Announces Monthly Activity for June
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for June 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,642 citations, 1,256 written warnings, and made 139 criminal arrests during the month of June. Speeding accounted for 1,139 citations and 486 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 221 traffic crashes, assisted 660 motorists, and conducted 294 commercial vehicle inspections, 56 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 35 arrests made for driving under the influence and 98 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced eight traffic crash fatalities in June.
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
