TRUCKS DRIVING DOWN ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS MAY HAVE MORE THAN JUST CARGO…THEY MIGHT BE CARRYING AN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPER LOOKING FOR DISTRACTED DRIVERS.
THE "TROOPER IN A TRUCK" INITIATIVE HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR…WITH DETAILS HELD SO FAR ON I-57, 55 AND 70. I-S-P MAJOR ROBERT MEEDER SAYS SITTING UP HIGHER IN A TRUCK MAKES IT EASIER TO SPOT DRIVERS TEXTING OR PLAYING ON THEIR PHONES.
MEEDER SAYS TROOPERS RIDE ALONG WITH TRUCK DRIVERS, LOOKING FOR MOTORISTS WHO ARE TEXTING OR OTHERWISE ON THEIR PHONES.
THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE POLICE AND THE ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION.
