The New Year's holiday has become one of the deadliest holidays in the country as people ring the new year with celebrations that last through the night.
It's why more people are killed on the roadways that night than any other says Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers who is encouraging anyone celebrating outside the comforts of their own home to do so safely.
The overnight parking ban in Clinton will not be enforced but Chief Lowers hopes if you know someone who is impaired and insists on getting behind the wheel to reach out to authorities to talk some sense into that individual and prevent anything serious from happening.
Chief Lowers reminds the non-emergency line at the Clinton Police Department is 217-935-9441.
