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State Police To Be On Lookout For Drunk Drivers This Weekend

STATE AND LOCAL POLICE ARE BEEFING UP EFFORTS TO CATCH DRUNK DRIVERS OVER THE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND.

EXTRA PATROLS WILL BE USED TO KEEP DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD…AS WELL AS LOOK FOR SPEEDERS, DISTRACTED DRIVERS AND THOSE NOT BUCKLED UP. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION SPOKESPERSON BRIAN WILLIAMSEN SAYS THEY ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED SINCE HALLOWEEN FALLS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT.

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WILLIAMSEN SAYS DRIVERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE PATROLS AND ROADSIDE SAFETY CHECKS THIS WEEKEND. HE ADDS THEY ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THIS YEAR BECAUSE HALLOWEEN FALLS ON A SATURDAY.

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FROM 2010 TO 2014 IN ILLINOIS…16 PEOPLE DIED AND MORE THAN 14 HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN CAR CRASHES ON HALLOWEEN. FIVE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVED ALCOHOL.

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