76 Cited for Seat Belt Violations, 29 for Speeding in EPD Labor Day Crackdown

The following is from the Evanston Police Department:

The Evanston Police Department made one impaired driving arrest and issued seventy-six safety belt citations during the recent Labor Day impaired driving crackdown. The impaired driving arrest was made after midnight, and forty-three of safety belt citations were issued after 9 p.m.

Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this nationwide effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers off our roads and more people buckled up during late-night hours.

The Evanston Police Department joined forces with other state and local law enforcement and highway safety partners in conducting the crackdown campaign featuring high-visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities including paid advertising and over $1 million in additional police activity.

Additional citations and arrests occurred in the following categories:

• 1-Zero Tolerance - Under Age 21 Arrest
• 33-Seat Belt Violations before 9:00 PM
• 6-Failure to Restrain Child in Approved Car Seat
• 6-Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License
• 12-Operating a Hand Held Cell Phone
• 29-Speeding in Excess of Posted Limit
• 10-No Valid Insurance
• 1-Criminal Warrant Arrest
• 3-No Valid Driver’s License
• 21-Other Miscellanous Traffic Citations Issued

Extra emphasis was given to the late-night hours when statistics show the most people drink and drive and the fewest buckle up.

The recent law enforcement crackdown was funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT’s Division of Transportation Safety and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.