ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE ENFORCEMENT PATROLS

PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Captain Heather Apperson announces the results
of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Champaign County in December.
These ACE patrols allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement
action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation, or
consumption of alcohol or drugs.

Violations Enforcement Activity
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Citations –
Other Alcohol/Drug Citations –
Occupant Restraint Offenses –
Registration Offenses 3
Driver’s License Offenses 3
Insurance Violations 6
Total Citations/Arrests 26
Total Written Warnings 2

Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor
vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 39 minutes in the
United States. The ACE program allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUI
offenders from the road. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”