ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: August 12, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 10:22 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 July
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for July 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,160 citations, 935 written warnings, and made 118 criminal arrests during the month of July. Speeding accounted for 869 citations and 346 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 177 traffic crashes, assisted 806 motorists, and conducted 267 commercial vehicle inspections, 51 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 18 arrests made for driving under the influence and 74 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced 12 traffic crash fatalities in July.
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
