ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF RECENT DISTRACTED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 5 Commander, Captain Tim Sweeney, announces
the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee,
Livingston, and McLean 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 22
Texting while driving citations 7
Other types of distracted driving citations 0
Total distracted driving citations 29
Total distracted driving written warnings 0
Total of all citations 54
Total of all written warnings 24
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation