TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL FOCUS ON CATCHING DRUNK DRIVERS.
STATE AND LOCAL POLICE ARE ONCE AGAIN RUNNING THE "DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER" CAMPAIGN SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPOKESPERSON PAUL WAPPEL.
14 PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS DIED IN CRASHES LAST YEAR OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. TWO OF THOSE DEATHS INVOLVED AT LEAST ONE DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING.
WAPPEL SAYS THE BEST WAY TO STAY SAFE IS TO PLAN AHEAD OF TIME HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET HOME AFTER CELEBRATING.