THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASE
PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Patrols held in Champaign, Macon, and Vermilion counties during May. This program provided extra patrol coverage for ISP officers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws.
Violations Enforcement Activity
Hand-held phone/device citations 32
Texting while driving citations 2
Other types of distracted driving citations 1
Total distracted driving citations 35
Total distracted driving written warnings 0
Total of all citations 65
Total of all written warnings 11
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation
