ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT |
| Date: September 06, 2012 | Trooper Mike Link |
| Time: 2:08 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 August
COLLINSVILLE, IL – Illinois State Police District 11 Commander, Captain Brad Parsons, has announced District 11 enforcement figures and activity for August 2012.
Illinois State Police District 11 Troopers issued 2,173 citations, 1,102 written warnings, and made 126 criminal arrests during the month of August. Speeding accounted for 1,046 citations and 349 citations were issued for occupant restraint violations.
Troopers investigated 227 traffic crashes, assisted 615 motorists, and conducted 297 commercial vehicle inspections, 40 of which were placed out-of-service for safety reasons. There were 28 arrests made for driving under the influence and 62 other citations issued for alcohol related violations.
District 11, which encompasses Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, experienced five traffic crash fatalities in August.
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
