Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 1 Commander, Captain Joseph Blanchette, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Lee, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties during April. 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 25
Texting while driving citations 14
Other types of distracted driving citations 0
Total distracted driving citations 39
Total distracted driving written warnings 0
Total of all citations 116
Total of all written warnings 19
This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
