THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASE
PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Captain, Heather Apperson, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Patrols held in Champaign, Macon and Vermilion counties during April. 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 57
Texting while driving citations 3
Other types of distracted driving citations 0
Total distracted driving citations 60
Total distracted driving written warnings 0
Total of all citations 106
Total of all written warnings 6
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
