THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASE
PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Captain Heather Apperson,
announces ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Macon and
Vermilion counties during July. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and
taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal
transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs.
The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be
watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles in an unsafe
manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, and transporting open alcoholic
beverages, as well as improper seatbelt and child restraint usage, distracted driving, and other
Illinois Vehicle Code violations.
Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor
vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 39 minutes in the
United States. The ACE program allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUIoffenders from the road. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
