Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Marion and Wayne counties during March. This program provided extra patrol coverage for ISP officers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws.
Violations/Enforcement Activity:
- Hand-held phone/device citations 20
- Texting while driving citations 4
- Other types of distracted driving citations 0
- Total distracted driving citations 24
- Total distracted driving written warnings 0
- Total of all citations 30
- Total of all written warnings 4
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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