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State Police Announce Results from Distracted Driving Week Detail

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPERS ISSUED MORE THAN 560 TICKETS DURING A SPECIAL DISTRACTED DRIVING EFFORT.

 

DURING DISTRACTED DRIVING WEEK LAST MONTH…TROOPERS ACROSS THE STATE FOCUSED ON DRIVERS WHO WEREN’T PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE OF TEXTING OR TALKING ON THEIR CELLPHONES. TROOPERS ISSUED 569 DISTRACTED DRIVING CITATIONS DURING THAT TIME…AND ANOTHER 57-HUNDRED TICKETS FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS. LIEUTENANT JOE HUTCHINS SAYS THEY HOPE PEOPLE REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THEIR BEHAVIOR IS.

 

 

AS PART OF THE EFFORT…STATE POLICE ALSO PROVIDED OVER 250 HOURS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ON DISTRACTED DRIVING TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUP.

 

 

STATE POLICE URGE DRIVERS TO PUT DOWN THEIR PHONES AND AVOID OTHER DISTRACTIONS THAT MAY NOT BE ILLEGAL BUT CAN STILL TAKE YOUR EYES AND MIND OFF THE ROAD.

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