AS POLICE BEEF UP PATROLS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND…OFFICERS SAY DRUNK AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ARE TWO OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO CRASHES.

LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS…16 PEOPLE WERE KILLED OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. THREE OF THOSE DEATHS WERE ALCOHOL RELATED. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT DARRIN CLARK SAYS DISTRACTED DRIVING IS ALSO BECOMING A BIG FACTOR IN CAR CRASHES.

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STATE AND LOCAL POLICE WILL HAVE EXTRA PERSONNEL OUT ON THE ROADS, SATURATION PATROLS AND ROADSIDE SAFETY CHECKS THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT DARRIN CLARK SAYS THEY ARE STILL SEEING TOO MANY DRUNK DRIVERS ON THE ROADS…AND MOTORISTS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING BUT DRIVING.

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LAST YEAR 16 PEOPLE DIED ON ILLINOIS ROADWAYS OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THREE OF THOSE DEATHS WERE ALCOHOL RELATED.